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The Turtle Lake handbook

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

Power in Turtle Lake comes from Barron Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Elections in Turtle Lake are run by Turtle Lake itself; register with the Town of Turtle Lake Clerk.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerBarron Electric Coopcooperative utility · 16.0¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve Turtle LakeData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Turtle Lake’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolTurtle Lake School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes54004, 54889Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Barron Electric Coop

Barron Electric Coop (Barron Electric Coop), a cooperative utility, serves all of Turtle Lake. 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

Which providers serve Turtle Lake

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Turtle Lake, 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.

Trash & recycling

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

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Turtle Lake.

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

Turtle Lake kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Turtle Lake (56%) is in Turtle Lake School District; parts are in Clayton School District (44%).

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, electionsTurtle Lake’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereTown of Turtle Lake ClerkTurtle Lake runs its own elections (town clerk). 485 11 1/2 Ave, Turtle Lake, WI 54889 · (715) 357-0045 · [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

Turtle Lake spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Turtle LakeZIP’s residents in Turtle Lake
54004Clayton, WI68%19%
54889Turtle Lake, WI32%7%

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 roomAmery Hospital & Clinic12.7 miles awayGet a library cardTurtle Lake Public Library301 Maple St. S. · (715) 986-4618

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

Questions about living in Turtle Lake

Who provides electricity in Turtle Lake?

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

What ZIP codes are in Turtle Lake?

54004 (68%), 54889 (32%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Turtle Lake in?

Turtle Lake School District. Parts of the city are in Clayton School District.

How do I register to vote in Turtle 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 Turtle 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): pending.