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The Sherman handbook

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

Power in Sherman comes from Bayfield Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Elections in Sherman are run by Sherman itself; register with the Town of Sherman Clerk.

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 Sherman, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerBayfield Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →
InternetWhich providers serve ShermanData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpWaste/Recycle CenterDrop-offMore →SchoolChequamegon School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54552, 54547, 54538Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Bayfield Electric Coop

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

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

Internet

Which providers serve Sherman

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Sherman, 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

Trash and recycling in Sherman

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Sherman, from the town’s own site.

Drop-off

Waste/Recycle Center

3063 W State Hwy 182, Park Falls, WI 54552

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Flattened cardboard
  • Magazines
  • Office paper
  • Junk mail
  • Phonebooks
  • Paperboard
  • Brown paper bags
  • Newspapers
  • Plastic bottles
  • Glass bottles and jars
  • Steel cans and empty aerosol cans
  • Aluminum cans
  • Aluminum foil and pie tins
The town’s guidesrecycle right (PDF) storage.googleapis.com →recycling myths (PDF) storage.googleapis.com →
shermanironcowi.gov

From shermanironcowi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-22. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Sherman kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Chequamegon Middlein Glidden
9–12Chequamegon Highin Park Falls

Sherman is in Chequamegon 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 sitetownofsherman.netSherman’s own websiteWikidataTown HallBudget, officials, electionsSherman’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Sherman ClerkSherman runs its own elections (town clerk). 3063W State Highway 182, Park Falls, WI 54552-9259 · (715) 583-4422 · [email protected]FVAP, May 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 May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Sherman spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ShermanZIP’s residents in Sherman
54552Park Falls, WI94%6%
54547Mercer, WI4%1%
54538Lac Du Flambeau, WI1%0%

A few homes fall in 54514.

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 roomFlambeau Hospital18.7 miles awayGet a library cardMercer Public Library2648w Margaret St. · (715) 476-2366

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

Questions about living in Sherman

Who provides electricity in Sherman?

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

What ZIP codes are in Sherman?

54552 (94%), 54547 (4%), 54538 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sherman in?

Chequamegon School District.

How do I register to vote in Sherman?

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 Sherman 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: Sherman’s own website (shermanironcowi.gov), 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): pending.