Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0Living in Dixon, WY: what to set up and who to call
The Town of Dixon water system reported 20 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×9, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×7, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×4. 77% of systems its size reported none. Power in Dixon comes from Yampa Valley Electric Assn, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dixon, 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 Dixon.
Power comes from Yampa Valley Electric Assn
Yampa Valley Electric Assn (Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Dixon. Its homes paid an average of 17.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $147 a month (its average across Wyoming).
Start or move service: yvea.com · (970) 824-6593
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Dixon water system
The Town of Dixon water system supplies almost all of Dixon. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 114 people in all.
20 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×9, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×7, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×4, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 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 2022–Dec 2024, 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. WY5600059.
2 home internet providers serve Dixon
100% of 58 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubois Telephone Exchange | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 29% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Dixon’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dixon.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Dixon is in Carbon 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Dixon is in ZIP code 82323
ZIP codes where Dixon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dixon | ZIP’s residents in Dixon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82323 | Dixon, WY | 100% | 51% |
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 Dixon
Who supplies Dixon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Dixon water system (EPA ID WY5600059). It reported 20 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5) ×9, disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×7, a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×4. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dixon?
Yampa Valley Electric Assn (Yampa Valley Electric Assn Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 17.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Dixon?
Dubois Telephone Exchange, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dixon?
82323. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dixon in?
Carbon County School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Dixon?
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 Carbon 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.