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The Sylvan handbook

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

Power in Sylvan comes from Richland Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Sylvan runs its own elections, so the Town of Sylvan Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerRichland Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet5 providers59% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Sylvan’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolRichland School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes53581, 54664, 54655Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Richland Electric Coop

Richland Electric Coop (Richland Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Sylvan.

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

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Sylvan

59% of 290 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 59% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Richland-Grant Telephone CompanyFiber56%1,000/1,000
Vernon CommunicationsFiber3%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL2%10/1
Bug TusselFixed wireless29%25/5
T-MobileFixed wireless2%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 Sylvan’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sylvan.

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

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

Most of Sylvan (65%) is in Richland School District; parts are in Kickapoo Area School District (35%).

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, electionsSylvan’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Sylvan ClerkSylvan runs its own elections (town clerk). 12988 Jody LN, Richland Ctr, WI 53581 · (608) 538-3885 · [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

Sylvan spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SylvanZIP’s residents in Sylvan
53581Richland Center, WI53%3%
54664Viola, WI38%12%
54655Soldiers Grove, WI9%2%
Area code608Wikidata

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 roomRichland Hospital12.8 miles awayGet a library cardViola Public Library137 S. Main St. · (608) 627-1850

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

Questions about living in Sylvan

Who provides electricity in Sylvan?

Richland Electric Coop (Richland Electric Coop), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Sylvan?

Richland-Grant Telephone Company, Vernon Communications, Frontier, Bug Tussel, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sylvan?

53581 (53%), 54664 (38%), 54655 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sylvan in?

Richland School District. Parts of the city are in Kickapoo Area School District.

How do I register to vote in Sylvan?

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 Sylvan 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.