Living in Ruby, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Ruby comes from Jump River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. New voters sign up with the Town of Ruby Clerk, which runs Ruby’s elections.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ruby, 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 Ruby.
Power comes from Jump River Electric Coop
Jump River Electric Coop (Jump River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 63.4% of Ruby residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Ruby
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Ruby, 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.
We don’t have Ruby’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ruby.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Ruby (87%) is in Lake Holcombe School District; parts are in Flambeau School District (7%) and Cornell School District (3%) and Gilman School District (2%).
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ruby spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Ruby residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ruby | ZIP’s residents in Ruby |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54745 | Holcombe, WI | 58% | 12% |
| 54766 | Sheldon, WI | 27% | 8% |
| 54433 | Gilman, WI | 15% | 4% |
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 Ruby
Who provides electricity in Ruby?
Jump River Electric Coop (Jump River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in Ruby?
54745 (58%), 54766 (27%), 54433 (15%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ruby in?
Lake Holcombe School District. Parts of the city are in Flambeau School District and Cornell School District and Gilman School District.
How do I register to vote in Ruby?
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 Ruby 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.