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The Sand Lake handbook

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

Power in Sand Lake comes from Polk-Burnett Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Elections in Sand Lake are run by Sand Lake itself; register with the Town of Sand Lake Clerk.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerPolk-Burnett Electric Coopcooperative utility · 16.0¢/kWhMore →Internet6 providers72% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sand Lake’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolWebster School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code54893Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Sand Lake.

Electricity

Power comes from Polk-Burnett Electric Coop

Polk-Burnett Electric Coop (Polk-Burnett Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Sand Lake. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $127 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

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

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Sand Lake

72% of 518 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 69% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
BrightspeedDSL52%100/10
Siren Telephone CompanyFiber, DSL43%1,000/1,000
Starwire TechnologiesFiber30%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless28%100/20
AT&TFixed wireless19%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless16%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sand Lake’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sand Lake.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Sand Lake or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Sand Lake kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Sand Lake (76%) is in Webster School District; parts are in Siren School District (24%).

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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsSand Lake’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Sand Lake ClerkSand Lake runs its own elections (town clerk). PO Box 6, Stone Lake, WI 54876-0006 · (715) 865-2006 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Sand Lake is in ZIP code 54893

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Sand LakeZIP’s residents in Sand Lake
54893Webster, WI100%14%

A few homes fall in 54801.

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 roomSpooner Health System13.8 miles awayGet a library cardLarsen Family Public Library7401 W. Main St. · (715) 866-7697

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

Questions about living in Sand Lake

Who provides electricity in Sand Lake?

Polk-Burnett Electric Coop (Polk-Burnett Electric Coop), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Sand Lake?

Brightspeed, Siren Telephone Company, Starwire Technologies, T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sand Lake?

54893. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sand Lake in?

Webster School District. Parts of the city are in Siren School District.

How do I register to vote in Sand Lake?

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 Sand Lake 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.