Leigh Lake Ranger Patrol Cabin · Photo: National Park Service inventory · Public domainLiving in Alta, WY: what to set up and who to call
Alta has no town government of its own, so Teton County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Teton County School District 1. Power in Alta comes from Fall River Rural Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alta, 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 Alta.
Power comes from Fall River Rural Elec Coop
Fall River Rural Elec Coop (Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Alta. Its homes paid an average of 11.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $202 a month (its average across Wyoming).
Start or move service: fallriverelectric.com · (800) 632-5726
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Targhee Towne Water District
Targhee Towne Water District supplies Alta: about 40% of residents live in its service area. About 60% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 120 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 70% 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. WY5600787.
4 home internet providers serve Alta
97% of 239 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Star Communications | DSL, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/200 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 57% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 40% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 31% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Alta’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alta.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Alta is in Teton 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Alta is unincorporated, so Teton County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Alta is in ZIP code 83414
ZIP codes where Alta residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alta | ZIP’s residents in Alta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83414 | Alta, WY | 100% | 79% |
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 Alta
Who supplies Alta’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Targhee Towne Water District (EPA ID WY5600787). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alta?
Fall River Rural Elec Coop (Fall River Rural Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Alta?
Silver Star Communications, Rise Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alta?
83414. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alta in?
Teton County School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Alta?
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 Teton County Clerk. Check your registration at sos.wyo.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 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.