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EtnaWY

A town in Wyoming.

Is Etna a good place to live?

1.6% of working residents work locally in Etna, against 50% in Wyoming’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Etna yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Etna: who provides what

Etna is unincorporated, so Lincoln County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerLower Valley Energy7.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterEtna Water & Sewer DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet3 providers88% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesLincoln CountyLincoln County provides services here

SchoolsLincoln County School District 2Which school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteIn personWyoming has no online registration; you can register in person up to and including Election Day or by mail (received 14 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereLincoln County ClerkLincoln County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025

ZIP code8311883118 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Etna.

Climate

The climate in Etna brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

Etna’s midsummer high is 84°F.

88″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–31°

Spring27–54°

Summer43–80°

Fall28–58°

+1.3°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageEtna’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 84°, January lows 8°Rain & snow88″ of snow a winter · 16 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Schools

The schools Etna’s kids attend

Public schools: the Lincoln County School District #2. Its one school is below. Etna’s only public school teaches 274 students.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Etna ElementaryLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–6	Grades 4–6	274	A⁻

Full pageEtna’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsLincoln County School District #2 Every school1 school · Etna Elementary Questions“Are Etna’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Natural hazards

Etna faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by avalanches

FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Etna than in 67% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Etna break down as 75% from avalanches and 13% from earthquakes.

67risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

AvalanchesEarthquakesInland flooding

Full pageEtna’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters3 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready1.5 events a year, on average · Ready for avalanches

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Etna has 1.4 jobs for every working resident, and 85 people commute in

For most workers, Etna is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Etna grew to 86 in 2023, 62 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Jackson (16%), Afton (14%) and Thayne (8%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 30 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Etna2%

Jackson16%

Afton14%

Thayne8%

Hoback5%

30 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Etna

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

Full pageEtna’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here86 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work2% work in Etna Commute timesCommute times How far they goHalf commute less than 30 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Etna is

Only 2 of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Etna. This Wyoming town beats the Wyoming average on 3 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. The share of adults in Etna who report frequent mental distress: 14%.