Photo: BigCheddah · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Evanston, WY: what to set up and who to call
All of Evanston gets its mail under one ZIP code, 82930. Most of Evanston has one wired internet choice: All West/Wyoming.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Evanston, 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 Evanston.
Power comes from Rocky Mountain Power
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Evanston. 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.
Water comes from City of Evanston water system
The City of Evanston water system supplies almost all of Evanston. It draws surface water and serves 11,727 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.9 ppb. That’s lower than 62% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WY5600150.
8 home internet providers serve Evanston
100% of 4,326 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 19% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All West/Wyoming | Cable, Fiber, Fixed wireless | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 28% | 40/3 |
| LR Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Union Telephone Company | Fixed wireless | 97% | 100/20 |
| Visionary Broadband | Fixed wireless | 96% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 40% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Evanston
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Evanston, from the town’s own site.
Organic Waste Site
591 Union Road, Evanston, WY
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Organic Waste Site
591 Union Road (across from Union Tank Car)
From evanstonwy.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Evanston is in Uinta County School District 1.
C+School gradeSee 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.
Evanston is in ZIP code 82930
ZIP codes where Evanston residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Evanston | ZIP’s residents in Evanston |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82930 | Evanston, WY | 100% | 85% |
82931 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Evanston
Who supplies Evanston’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Evanston water system (EPA ID WY5600150). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.7 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Evanston?
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Evanston?
All West/Wyoming, CenturyLink, LR Communications, Union Telephone Company, Visionary Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Evanston?
82930. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Evanston in?
Uinta County School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Evanston?
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 Uinta 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: Evanston’s own website (evanstonwy.org), 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.