Living in Taft, WI: what to set up and who to call
To register to vote, go to the Town of Taft Clerk: Taft runs its own elections. For a library card, the closest branch is Western Taylor County Public Library, 5.7 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Taft, 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 Taft.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Wisconsin)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Taft. Its homes paid an average of 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $113 a month (its average across Wisconsin).
Start or move service: xcelenergy.com · (800) 895-2999
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Taft
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Taft, 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 Taft’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Taft.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Taft (40%) is in Gilman School District; parts are in Stanley-Boyd Area School District (36%) and Thorp School District (24%).
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.
Taft spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Taft residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Taft | ZIP’s residents in Taft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54771 | Thorp, WI | 59% | 4% |
| 54768 | Stanley, WI | 31% | 2% |
| 54433 | Gilman, WI | 10% | 2% |
A few homes fall in 54447.
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 Taft
Who provides electricity in Taft?
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Wisconsin)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Taft?
54771 (59%), 54768 (31%), 54433 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Taft in?
Gilman School District. Parts of the city are in Stanley-Boyd Area School District and Thorp School District.
How do I register to vote in Taft?
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 Taft 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.