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The Elk Mountain handbook

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

The Town of Elk Mountain water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Sep 2023. Power in Elk Mountain comes from Carbon Power & Light, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Elk Mountain, 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 Elk Mountain.

Electricity

Power comes from Carbon Power & Light

Carbon Power & Light (Carbon Power & Light, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Elk Mountain.

Start or move service: www.carbonpower.com · (307) 326-5206

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 Town of Elk Mountain water system

The Town of Elk Mountain water system supplies almost all of Elk Mountain. It draws ground water and serves 191 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 2023. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. WY5600065.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Elk Mountain

99% of 123 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Union Telephone CompanyFixed wireless, DSL100%100/20
T-MobileFixed wireless37%25/3

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Elk Mountain’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Elk Mountain.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Elk Mountain or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Elk Mountain kids go to
K–64 schoolsDepends on your address
7–123 schoolsDepends on your address

Elk Mountain is in Carbon 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.

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

Elk Mountain is in ZIP code 82324

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Elk MountainZIP’s residents in Elk Mountain
82324Elk Mountain, WY100%65%
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 Elk Mountain

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

The Town of Elk Mountain water system (EPA ID WY5600065). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Elk Mountain?

Carbon Power & Light (Carbon Power & Light, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Elk Mountain?

Union Telephone Company, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Elk Mountain?

82324. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Elk Mountain in?

Carbon County School District 2.

How do I register to vote in Elk Mountain?

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.