Photo: Doremo · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Porterfield, WI: what to set up and who to call
To register to vote, go to the Town of Porterfield Clerk: Porterfield runs its own elections. Aurora Medical Center Bay Area, 9.3 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Porterfield, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Porterfield.
Power comes from Wisconsin Public Service
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Porterfield. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Start or move service: wisconsinpublicservice.com · (800) 450-7260
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
4 home internet providers serve Porterfield
85% of 1,117 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 61% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Fiber, Cable | 84% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL, Fixed wireless | 23% | 40/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 22% | 100/20 |
| Nsight Telservices | Fixed wireless | 7% | 100/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Porterfield
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Porterfield, from the town’s own site.
Town of Porterfield Recycling Center
- Tuenoon–4 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From townofporterfield.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Porterfield is in Marinette School District.
DSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Porterfield spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Porterfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Porterfield | ZIP’s residents in Porterfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54143 | Marinette, WI | 55% | 7% |
| 54159 | Porterfield, WI | 42% | 54% |
| 54157 | Peshtigo, WI | 4% | 1% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Porterfield
Who provides electricity in Porterfield?
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Porterfield?
Spectrum, Brightspeed, T-Mobile, Nsight Telservices (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Porterfield?
54143 (55%), 54159 (42%), 54157 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Porterfield in?
Marinette School District.
How do I register to vote in Porterfield?
In Wisconsin you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 20 days before). Elections here are run by the Town of Porterfield Clerk. Check your registration at myvote.wi.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Porterfield’s own website (townofporterfield.com), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.