Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Green River, WY: what to set up and who to call
Green River has its own drop-off, Green River Transfer Station. The ER is a drive from Green River: the closest is Memorial Hospital Sweetwater County, 27.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Green River, 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 Green River.
Power comes from Rocky Mountain Power
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Green River. 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 Green River water system
The City of Green River water system supplies Green River: about 92% of residents live in its service area. Pioneer Mobile Home Park serves another 5%. About 5% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Rock Springs/Green River Jpb as seller) and serves 10,500 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 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s higher than 65% 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. WY5601181.
8 home internet providers serve Green River
100% of 4,442 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All West/Wyoming | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 74% | 100/10 |
| LR Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Union Telephone Company | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/20 |
| Wyoming.com | Fixed wireless | 92% | 200/100 |
| Visionary Broadband | Fixed wireless | 90% | 600/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Green River has its own drop-off: Green River Transfer Station
Where to take trash and recycling in Green River, and where the rules are.
Green River Transfer Station
Before you go, check the rules on cityofgreenriver.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Mar 2012). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Green River is in Sweetwater County School District 2.
A−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 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Green River is in ZIP code 82935
ZIP codes where Green River residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Green River | ZIP’s residents in Green River |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82935 | Green River, WY | 100% | 96% |
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 Green River
Who supplies Green River’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Green River water system (EPA ID WY5601181). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Green River?
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Green River?
All West/Wyoming, CenturyLink, LR Communications, Union Telephone Company, Wyoming.com, Visionary Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Green River?
82935. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Green River in?
Sweetwater County School District 2.
How do I register to vote in Green River?
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 Sweetwater 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.