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The Presque Isle handbook

Living in Presque Isle, WI: what to set up and who to call

Power in Presque Isle comes from Bayfield Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Presque Isle has its own drop-off, Peesque Isle Transfer Station.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Presque Isle, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerBayfield Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet2 providers94% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpPeesque Isle Transfer StationIn townMore →SchoolNorth Lakeland and Lakeland Union High districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54557, 54545Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Presque Isle.

Electricity

Power comes from Bayfield Electric Coop

Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Presque Isle.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Presque Isle

94% of 1,481 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumFiber94%1,000/1,000
BrightspeedDSL, Fiber32%80/10

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Presque Isle has its own drop-off: Peesque Isle Transfer Station

Where to take trash and recycling in Presque Isle, and where the rules are.

Transfer station · run by not listed

Peesque Isle Transfer Station

Before you go, check the rules on piwi.us.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Sep 2021). © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Curbside pickupWe don’t have Presque Isle’s curbside rules yetCheck piwi.us
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Presque Isle kids go to
PK–8North Lakeland ElementaryNorth Lakeland School District
9–12Lakeland Highin Minocqua

Presque Isle is in two districts that split the grades: North Lakeland School District and Lakeland Union High School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Official sitepiwi.usPresque Isle’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsPresque Isle’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Presque Isle ClerkPresque Isle runs its own elections (town clerk). Presque Isle, WI 54557 · (715) 686-2473 · [email protected]FVAP, Apr 2026
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placemyvote.wi.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Presque Isle spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Presque Isle residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Presque IsleZIP’s residents in Presque Isle
54557Presque Isle, WI96%64%
54545Manitowish Waters, WI3%3%

A few homes fall in 54512, 54540.

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomHoward Young Medical Center21.3 miles awayGet a library cardPresque Isle Community Library8306 School Loop Rd. · (715) 686-7613

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Presque Isle

Who provides electricity in Presque Isle?

Bayfield Electric Coop (Bayfield Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Presque Isle?

Spectrum, Brightspeed (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Presque Isle?

54557 (96%), 54545 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Presque Isle in?

North Lakeland School District and Lakeland Union High School District.

How do I register to vote in Presque Isle?

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 Presque Isle 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: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  • 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.