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The St. Lawrence handbook

Living in St. Lawrence, WI: what to set up and who to call

Voting is local here: the Town of Saint Lawrence Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county. Solarus is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of St. Lawrence.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerWisconsin Power & Lightinvestor-owned utility · 18.5¢/kWhMore →Internet6 providers72% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have St. Lawrence’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolManawa School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54962, 54977, 54945Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in St. Lawrence.

Electricity

Power comes from Wisconsin Power & Light

Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 91.9% of St. Lawrence residents. Its homes paid an average of 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $128 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 St. Lawrence

72% of 407 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 72% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SolarusFiber65%1,000/1,000
TDS TelecomDSL20%50/10
SpectrumFiber5%1,000/1,000
Bug TusselFixed wireless91%25/5
Waupaca OnlineFixed wireless13%50/10
VerizonFixed wireless7%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have St. Lawrence’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in St. Lawrence.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in St. Lawrence 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.

St. Lawrence kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of St. Lawrence (59%) is in Manawa School District; parts are in Iola-Scandinavia School District (25%) and Waupaca School District (16%).

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, electionsSt. Lawrence’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Saint Lawrence ClerkSt. Lawrence runs its own elections (town clerk). N3599 County Road A, Ellsworth, WI 54011 · (715) 308-4065 · [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

St. Lawrence spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of St. LawrenceZIP’s residents in St. Lawrence
54962Ogdensburg, WI83%51%
54977Scandinavia, WI13%7%
54945Iola, WI4%1%
Area code605Wikidata

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 roomThedacare Medical Center-Waupaca8.7 miles awayGet a library cardIola Village Library180 S. Main St. · (715) 445-4330

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

Questions about living in St. Lawrence

Who provides electricity in St. Lawrence?

Wisconsin Power & Light (Wisconsin Power & Light Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 18.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve St. Lawrence?

Solarus, TDS Telecom, Spectrum, Bug Tussel, Waupaca Online, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in St. Lawrence?

54962 (83%), 54977 (13%), 54945 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is St. Lawrence in?

Manawa School District. Parts of the city are in Iola-Scandinavia School District and Waupaca School District.

How do I register to vote in St. Lawrence?

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 Saint Lawrence 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.