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The Vernon handbook

Living in Vernon, UT: what to set up and who to call

Every home in Vernon is in ZIP code 84080. The ER is a drive from Vernon: the closest is Mountain West Medical Center, 33.1 miles away.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Vernon.

Electricity

Power comes from Rocky Mountain Power

Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Vernon. Its homes paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $101 a month (its average across Utah).

Start or move service: pacificorp.com · (888) 221-7070

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Vernon Waterworks Special Service Dist

Vernon Waterworks Special Service Dist supplies almost all of Vernon. It draws ground water and serves 302 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile4.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 87% 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. UTAH23007.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Vernon

100% of 107 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Beehive BroadbandFiber100%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless83%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless46%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Vernon’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Vernon.

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

Vernon kids go to
K–6Vernon SchoolTooele School District
7–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Vernon is in Tooele School District.

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.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Mar 13, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Vernon is in ZIP code 84080

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of VernonZIP’s residents in Vernon
84080Vernon, UT100%78%
Area code435Wikidata

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.

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

Questions about living in Vernon

Who supplies Vernon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Vernon Waterworks Special Service Dist (EPA ID UTAH23007). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Vernon?

Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Vernon?

Beehive Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Vernon?

84080. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Vernon in?

Tooele School District.

How do I register to vote in Vernon?

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 Tooele County Clerk. 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: 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 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.