Photo: Greg Tally - User: (WT-shared) WineCountryInn at wts wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Jackson, WY: what to set up and who to call
Power in Jackson comes from Lower Valley Energy, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Public schools here are run by Teton County School District 1.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jackson, 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 Jackson.
Power comes from Lower Valley Energy
Lower Valley Energy (Lower Valley Energy Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Jackson. Its homes paid an average of 7.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 a month (its average across Wyoming).
Start or move service: www.lvenergy.com · (307) 733-2446
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Jackson water system
The Town of Jackson water system supplies almost all of Jackson. It draws ground water and serves 24,760 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–Jun 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.0 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. WY5600213.
6 home internet providers serve Jackson
100% of 2,775 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 53% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 63% | 100/10 |
| Silver Star Communications | Fiber | 55% | 1,000/200 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 30% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 25% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Jackson’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jackson.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Jackson is in Teton County School District 1.
ASchool 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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Jackson is in ZIP code 83001
ZIP codes where Jackson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jackson | ZIP’s residents in Jackson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83001 | Jackson, WY | 100% | 61% |
83002 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 Jackson
Who supplies Jackson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Jackson water system (EPA ID WY5600213). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Jackson?
Lower Valley Energy (Lower Valley Energy Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 7.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Jackson?
Spectrum, CenturyLink, Silver Star Communications, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Jackson?
83001. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jackson in?
Teton County School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Jackson?
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 Teton 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.