Living in Burns, WY: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Burns comes from Burns Board of Public Utilities, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. Power in Burns comes from High West Energy, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Burns, 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 Burns.
Power comes from High West Energy
High West Energy (High West Energy, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Burns. Its homes paid an average of 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $144 a month (its average across Wyoming).
Start or move service: www.highwestenergy.com · (307) 245-3261
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Burns Board of Public Utilities
Burns Board of Public Utilities supplies almost all of Burns. It draws ground water and serves 1,024 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 52% 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. WY5600188.
5 home internet providers serve Burns
24% of 167 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 12% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| RT Communications | DSL, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Visionary Broadband | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/20 |
| Rise Broadband | Fixed wireless | 92% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 10% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Burns’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Burns.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Burns is in Laramie County School District 2.
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Burns is in ZIP code 82053
ZIP codes where Burns residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Burns | ZIP’s residents in Burns |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82053 | Burns, WY | 100% | 24% |
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 Burns
Who supplies Burns’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Burns Board of Public Utilities (EPA ID WY5600188). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Burns?
High West Energy (High West Energy, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Burns?
RT Communications, Visionary Broadband, Rise Broadband, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Burns?
82053. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Burns in?
Laramie County School District 2.
How do I register to vote in Burns?
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 Laramie 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.