Living in James Town, WY: what to set up and who to call
James Town has no town government of its own, so Sweetwater County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sweetwater County School District 2. Tap water in James Town comes from Jamestown-Rio Vista W&s District, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in James Town, 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 James Town.
Power comes from Rocky Mountain Power
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of James Town. 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 Jamestown-Rio Vista W&s District
Jamestown-Rio Vista W&s District supplies James Town: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 560 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. WY5600810.
6 home internet providers serve James Town
100% of 248 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 9% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Telephone Company | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 100/20 |
| All West/Wyoming | Cable | 92% | 1,000/50 |
| LR Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
| Visionary Broadband | Fixed wireless | 6% | 100/20 |
| Wyoming.com | Fixed wireless | 6% | 100/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in James Town.
Green River Transfer Station
This isn’t James Town’s own facility. Whether James Town residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
James Town is in Sweetwater 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
James Town is unincorporated, so Sweetwater County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
James Town is in ZIP code 82935
ZIP codes where James Town residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of James Town | ZIP’s residents in James Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82935 | Green River, WY | 100% | 4% |
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 James Town
Who supplies James Town’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Jamestown-Rio Vista W&s District (EPA ID WY5600810). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in James Town?
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve James Town?
Union Telephone Company, All West/Wyoming, LR Communications, Verizon, Visionary Broadband, Wyoming.com (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in James Town?
82935. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is James Town in?
Sweetwater County School District 2.
How do I register to vote in James Town?
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.