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

Trade Lake runs its own elections, so the Town of Trade Lake Clerk, not a county office, keeps the voter rolls. The closest ER is Burnett Medical Center, 7.9 miles away.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerNorthwestern Wisconsin Elecinvestor-owned utility · 14.6¢/kWhMore →Internet5 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Trade Lake’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolFrederic School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54840, 54837, 54853Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Trade Lake.

Electricity

Power comes from Northwestern Wisconsin Elec

Northwestern Wisconsin Elec (Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Trade Lake. Its homes paid an average of 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $84 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 Trade Lake

98% of 794 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Farmers Independent Telephone CompanyFiber85%500/500
BrightspeedDSL19%80/10
Lakeland Communications Group, LLC dba Lakeland CommunicationsFiber12%1,000/1,000
Starwire TechnologiesFixed wireless, Fiber5%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless65%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Trade Lake’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Trade Lake.

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

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

Most of Trade Lake (51%) is in Frederic School District; parts are in Grantsburg School District (49%).

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, electionsTrade Lake’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Trade Lake ClerkTrade Lake runs its own elections (town clerk). 2798 Evergreen Ave, Saint Croix Falls, WI 54024 · (715) 488-2227 · [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

Trade Lake spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Trade LakeZIP’s residents in Trade Lake
54840Grantsburg, WI47%9%
54837Frederic, WI39%9%
54853Luck, WI14%3%

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 roomBurnett Medical Center7.9 miles awayGet a library cardFrederic Public Library127 Oak St. W. · (715) 327-4979

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

Questions about living in Trade Lake

Who provides electricity in Trade Lake?

Northwestern Wisconsin Elec (Northwestern Wisconsin Elec Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Trade Lake?

Farmers Independent Telephone Company, Brightspeed, Lakeland Communications Group, LLC dba Lakeland Communications, Starwire Technologies, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Trade Lake?

54840 (47%), 54837 (39%), 54853 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Trade Lake in?

Frederic School District. Parts of the city are in Grantsburg School District.

How do I register to vote in Trade Lake?

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 Trade Lake 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.