Photo: CosmicPenguin at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5Living in Basin, WY: what to set up and who to call
Basin runs its own electric utility, Town of Basin. Basin has its own library, Big Horn County Library, at 430 West C St.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Basin, 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 Basin.
Power comes from Town of Basin
Town of Basin (Town of Basin - (WY)), a municipal utility, serves 97.8% of Basin residents.
Start or move service: basinwyo.net · (307) 568-3331
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Basin water system
The Town of Basin water system supplies Basin: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 7% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists South Big Horn County Jpb as seller) and serves 1,250 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 82% 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. WY5600004.
3 home internet providers serve Basin
96% of 579 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCT Internet | DSL, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 80% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Basin’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Basin.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Basin is in Big Horn County School District 4.
B−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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Basin is in ZIP code 82410
ZIP codes where Basin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Basin | ZIP’s residents in Basin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82410 | Basin, WY | 100% | 71% |
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 Basin
Who supplies Basin’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Basin water system (EPA ID WY5600004). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Basin?
Town of Basin (Town of Basin - (WY)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Basin?
TCT Internet, Spectrum, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Basin?
82410. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Basin in?
Big Horn County School District 4.
How do I register to vote in Basin?
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 Big Horn 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.