Living in Skanawan, WI: what to set up and who to call
New voters sign up with the Town of Skanawan Clerk, which runs Skanawan’s elections. For emergencies, Skanawan is closest to Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital, 7.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Skanawan, 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 Skanawan.
Power comes from Wisconsin Public Service
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Skanawan. Its homes paid an average of 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $106 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Start or move service: wisconsinpublicservice.com · (800) 450-7260
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Skanawan
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Skanawan, 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 Skanawan’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Skanawan.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Skanawan is in Tomahawk 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Skanawan spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Skanawan residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Skanawan | ZIP’s residents in Skanawan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54442 | Irma, WI | 82% | 29% |
| 54487 | Tomahawk, WI | 16% | 1% |
| 54435 | Gleason, WI | 2% | 0% |
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 Skanawan
Who provides electricity in Skanawan?
Wisconsin Public Service (Wisconsin Public Service Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Skanawan?
54442 (82%), 54487 (16%), 54435 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Skanawan in?
Tomahawk School District.
How do I register to vote in Skanawan?
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 Skanawan 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.