Living in Willard, WI: what to set up and who to call
Power in Willard comes from Jump River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Voting is local here: the Town of Willard Clerk registers voters and runs elections, not the county.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Willard, 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 Willard.
Power comes from Jump River Electric Coop
Jump River Electric Coop (Jump River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 84.0% of Willard residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
5 home internet providers serve Willard
70% of 433 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 57% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NTERA | Fiber | 71% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Brightspeed | DSL | 29% | 60/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 34% | 300/20 |
| Bug Tussel | Fixed wireless | 27% | 50/8 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 4% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Willard
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Willard, from the town’s own site.
Willard Recycling Center
The town’s page also lists “First and third Saturdays 8:00 am-12:00 noon; no longer open the fifth Saturday”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
From willardwi.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 11/17/2025, April 1, 2022. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Willard (91%) is in Lake Holcombe School District; parts are in Flambeau School District (7%) and Ladysmith School District (2%).
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.
Willard spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Willard residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Willard | ZIP’s residents in Willard |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54731 | Conrath, WI | 73% | 49% |
| 54745 | Holcombe, WI | 27% | 6% |
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 Willard
Who provides electricity in Willard?
Jump River Electric Coop (Jump River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Willard?
NTERA, Brightspeed, Verizon, Bug Tussel, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Willard?
54731 (73%), 54745 (27%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Willard in?
Lake Holcombe School District. Parts of the city are in Flambeau School District and Ladysmith School District.
How do I register to vote in Willard?
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 Willard 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: Willard’s own website (willardwi.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.