Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Chugwater, WY: what to set up and who to call
Town of Chugwater reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Sep 2024. Power in Chugwater comes from Wheatland Rural Elec Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chugwater, 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 Chugwater.
Power comes from Wheatland Rural Elec Assn
Wheatland Rural Elec Assn (Wheatland Rural Elec Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Chugwater.
Start or move service: www.wheatlandrea.com · (307) 322-2125
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Chugwater
Town of Chugwater supplies Chugwater: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% 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 200 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Sep 2024. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 8.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. WY5600200.
6 home internet providers serve Chugwater
99% of 135 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chugwater Telephone Company | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Advanced Communications Technology | Fiber | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mountain West Technologies | Fixed wireless | 100% | 30/10 |
| Visionary Broadband | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
| Vistabeam | Fixed wireless | 85% | 50/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 77% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Chugwater’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Chugwater.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Chugwater is in Platte 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Chugwater is in ZIP code 82210
ZIP codes where Chugwater residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chugwater | ZIP’s residents in Chugwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82210 | Chugwater, WY | 100% | 53% |
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 Chugwater
Who supplies Chugwater’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Town of Chugwater (EPA ID WY5600200). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 8.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chugwater?
Wheatland Rural Elec Assn (Wheatland Rural Elec Assn, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Chugwater?
Chugwater Telephone Company, Advanced Communications Technology, Mountain West Technologies, Visionary Broadband, Vistabeam, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chugwater?
82210. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chugwater in?
Platte County School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Chugwater?
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 Platte 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.