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The Strickland handbook

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

Power in Strickland comes from Barron Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. New voters sign up with the Town of Strickland Clerk, which runs Strickland’s elections.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerBarron Electric Coopcooperative utility · 16.0¢/kWhMore →Internet5 providers87% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Strickland’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolChetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54895, 54868, 54728Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Barron Electric Coop

Barron Electric Coop (Barron Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Strickland. Its homes paid an average of 16.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $141 a month (its average across Wisconsin).

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

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Strickland

87% of 197 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
BevcommFiber, DSL83%1,000/1,000
Citizens Telephone CooperativeFiber11%2,500/2,500
T-MobileFixed wireless31%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless29%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless4%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Strickland’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Strickland.

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

Strickland kids go to
PK–5Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Roselawn Elementaryin Chetek
6–8Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Middlein Chetek
9–12Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Highin Chetek

Strickland is in Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area 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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsStrickland’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Strickland ClerkStrickland runs its own elections (town clerk). Weyerhaeuser, WI 54895 · (715) 415-2888 · [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

Strickland spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of StricklandZIP’s residents in Strickland
54895Weyerhaeuser, WI62%18%
54868Rice Lake, WI25%0%
54728Chetek, WI13%1%

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 roomMarshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake14.6 miles awayGet a library cardBruce Area Library102 W. River Ave. · (715) 868-2005

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

Questions about living in Strickland

Who provides electricity in Strickland?

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

What internet providers serve Strickland?

Bevcomm, Citizens Telephone Cooperative, T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Strickland?

54895 (62%), 54868 (25%), 54728 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Strickland in?

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Strickland?

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 Strickland 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.