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The Reserve handbook

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

Reserve has no town government of its own, so Sawyer County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Winter School District. Power in Reserve comes from Bayfield Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Reserve has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Sawyer County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Reserve’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

PowerBayfield Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →
InternetWhich providers serve ReserveData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Reserve’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolWinter School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54876, 54828, 54843Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Reserve.

Electricity

Power comes from Bayfield Electric Coop

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

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

Internet

Which providers serve Reserve

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Reserve, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Reserve’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Reserve.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileReserve has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Reserve kids go to
PK–5Winter Elementaryin Winter
6–8Winter Middlein Winter
9–12Winter Highin Winter

Most of Reserve (78%) is in Winter School District; parts are in Hayward Community School District (16%) and Birchwood School District (6%).

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

No town hall: the county runs things

Reserve is unincorporated, so Sawyer County is the local government.

Local governmentSawyer CountyReserve is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereTown of Couderay ClerkElections here are run by Town of Couderay (Sawyer County) (town or city clerk). Most of Reserve (71%) votes here; the rest in Town of Sand Lake (Sawyer County) (26%); Town of Bass Lake (Sawyer County) (2%). 13224 W Ortwig LN, Exeland, WI 54835-2243 · (715) 945-2902 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2023
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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Reserve spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ReserveZIP’s residents in Reserve
54876Stone Lake, WI72%15%
54828Couderay, WI21%12%
54843Hayward, WI6%0%

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 roomTamarack Health Hayward Medical Center18.1 miles awayGet a library cardLac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University Community Library13466 W. Trepania Rd. · (715) 634-4790

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

Questions about living in Reserve

Who provides electricity in Reserve?

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

What ZIP codes are in Reserve?

54876 (72%), 54828 (21%), 54843 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Reserve in?

Winter School District. Parts of the city are in Hayward Community School District and Birchwood School District.

How do I register to vote in Reserve?

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 Couderay 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): pending.