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The Albany handbook

Living in Albany, WY: what to set up and who to call

Albany has no town government of its own, so Albany County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Albany County School District 1. Power in Albany comes from Carbon Power & Light, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Albany has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Albany County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Albany’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

PowerCarbon Power & Lightcooperative utilityMore →
InternetWhich providers serve AlbanyData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Albany’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolAlbany County School District 1Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteIn personRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code82070Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from Carbon Power & Light

Carbon Power & Light (Carbon Power & Light, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Albany.

Start or move service: www.carbonpower.com · (307) 326-5206

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

Internet

Which providers serve Albany

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Albany, 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 Albany’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Albany.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileAlbany has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Albany kids go to
K–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Albany is in Albany County School District 1.

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

No town hall: the county runs things

Albany is unincorporated, so Albany County is the local government.

Local governmentAlbany CountyAlbany is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereAlbany County ClerkElections here are run by Albany County (county election office). 525 Grand Ave., Ste 202, Laramie, WY 82070 · (307) 721-2546 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
Register to voteIn personWyoming has no online registration; you can register in person up to and including Election Day or by mail (received 14 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placesos.wyo.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Albany is in ZIP code 82070

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of AlbanyZIP’s residents in Albany
82070Laramie, WY100%0%
Area code307Wikidata

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 roomIvinson Memorial Hospital30.8 miles awayGet a library cardAlbany County Public Library310 South 8th St. · (307) 721-2580

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

Questions about living in Albany

Who provides electricity in Albany?

Carbon Power & Light (Carbon Power & Light, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What ZIP codes are in Albany?

82070. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Albany in?

Albany County School District 1.

How do I register to vote in Albany?

Wyoming has no online registration; you can register in person up to and including Election Day or by mail (received 14 days before). Elections here are run by the Albany County Clerk. Check your registration at sos.wyo.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.