Photo: InSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Vernal, UT: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Vernal comes from Vernal City Water System, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 0.7 ppb. Power in Vernal comes from Moon Lake Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Vernal, 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 Vernal.
Power comes from Moon Lake Electric Assn
Moon Lake Electric Assn (Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Vernal. Its homes paid an average of 9.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $91 a month (its average across Utah).
Start or move service: moonlakeelectric.com · (435) 722-5400
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Vernal City Water System
Vernal City Water System supplies almost all of Vernal. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Central Utah Wcd - Ashley Valley as seller) and serves 10,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.1 ppb. That’s lower than 61% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. UTAH24012.
2 home internet providers serve Vernal
99% of 3,467 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 59% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRATA Networks | Fixed wireless, Fiber, Cable, DSL | 100% | 2,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Vernal depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Vernal, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on vernal.maps.arcgis.com
From vernal.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Vernal is in Uintah School District.
C+School gradeSee 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 Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.
Vernal is in ZIP code 84078
ZIP codes where Vernal residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Vernal | ZIP’s residents in Vernal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84078 | Vernal, UT | 100% | 35% |
84079 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Vernal
Who supplies Vernal’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Vernal City Water System (EPA ID UTAH24012). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Vernal?
Moon Lake Electric Assn (Moon Lake Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 9.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Vernal?
STRATA Networks, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Vernal?
84078. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Vernal in?
Uintah School District.
How do I register to vote in Vernal?
In Utah you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before). Elections here are run by the Uintah County Clerk/Auditor. Check your registration at votesearch.utah.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Vernal’s own website (vernal.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 Mar 13, 2026 (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.