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The Casper handbook

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

Most mail in Casper goes to 82601 (37% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Most homes in Casper have two wired internet choices, Mountain West Technologies and Spectrum.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Casper, 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 Casper.

Electricity

Power comes from Rocky Mountain Power

Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Casper. Its homes paid an average of 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Wyoming).

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 City of Casper water system

The City of Casper water system supplies almost all of Casper. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Central Wy Regional Water System Jpb as seller) and serves 59,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 57% 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. WY5601415.

Internet

9 home internet providers serve Casper

100% of 21,819 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mountain West TechnologiesFixed wireless, Fiber100%300/50
SpectrumCable, Fiber97%1,000/35
Visionary BroadbandFixed wireless, Fiber83%5,000/5,000
BluepeakFiber70%5,000/5,000
CenturyLinkDSL, Fiber28%60/5
AT&TFixed wireless63%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Casper

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Casper, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curbcasperwy.gov
Drop-off

Casper Regional Solid Waste Facility

1886 Station Rd. Casper, WY 82609

Permit needed

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

What goes in the recycling bin

Sorted recycling

Separate your recyclables by material.

  • Aluminum beverage cans
  • Magazines and catalogs
  • Cereal boxes, cracker boxes, and single layer paper board
  • White paper and pastel paper
  • Tin and steel cans
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsSolid Waste Division removes items up to 50 pounds (such as furniture, bundled tree limbs, boxes) at no extra charge, placed by the dumpster on the twice-monthly extra collection days; call 307-235-8246 to arrange
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagecasperwy.gov →
Get the permit from Town Hall(307) 235-8400

From casperwy.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Casper kids go to
K–515 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Casper is in Natrona County School District 1.

CSchool gradeSee 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Casper spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of CasperZIP’s residents in Casper
82601Casper, WY37%80%
82604Casper, WY32%71%
82609Casper, WY32%99%

82602, 82605 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.

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.

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

Questions about living in Casper

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

The City of Casper water system (EPA ID WY5601415). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Casper?

Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Casper?

Mountain West Technologies, Spectrum, Visionary Broadband, Bluepeak, CenturyLink, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Casper?

82601 (37%), 82604 (32%), 82609 (32%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Casper in?

Natrona County School District 1.

How do I register to vote in Casper?

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 Natrona 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: Casper’s own website (casperwy.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.