Living in Lance Creek, WY: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for Lance Creek Water District, and its latest lead result (11.0 ppb) was higher than 97% of similar systems’, though under the 15 ppb action level. Lance Creek has no town government of its own, so Niobrara County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Niobrara County School District 1.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lance Creek, 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 Lance Creek.
Power comes from WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration (WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration), a federal utility, serves all of Lance Creek.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lance Creek Water District
Lance Creek Water District supplies Lance Creek: about 55% of residents live in its service area. About 45% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 45 people in all.
9 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×7, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), the latest beginning Mar 2026. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none. 2 older violations are still open, since 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 11.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. WY5600109.
Which providers serve Lance Creek
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Lance Creek, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Lance Creek’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lance Creek.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lance Creek is in Niobrara County School District 1.
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
Lance Creek is unincorporated, so Niobrara County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lance Creek is in ZIP code 82222
ZIP codes where Lance Creek residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lance Creek | ZIP’s residents in Lance Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82222 | Lance Creek, WY | 84% | 28% |
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 Lance Creek
Who supplies Lance Creek’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lance Creek Water District (EPA ID WY5600109). It reported 9 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: radium (combined radium-226 and -228) ×7, a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 11.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lance Creek?
WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration (WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration), a federal utility.
What ZIP codes are in Lance Creek?
82222. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lance Creek in?
Niobrara County School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Lance Creek?
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 Niobrara 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): pending.