Photo: Catlin Mary Ann Miller · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Laramie, WY: what to set up and who to call
Laramie spans 2 ZIP codes; 82070 holds the most residents (52%). Ivinson Memorial Hospital, 2.5 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Laramie, 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 Laramie.
Power comes from Rocky Mountain Power
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.2% of Laramie residents. 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 Laramie water system
The City of Laramie water system supplies almost all of Laramie. It draws surface water and serves 32,395 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 54% 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. WY5600029.
11 home internet providers serve Laramie
100% of 9,818 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 86% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Visionary Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 95% | 100/20 |
| Bluepeak | Fiber | 86% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Lariat | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 76% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 22% | 60/5 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 2% | 2,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Laramie
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Laramie, from the town’s own site.
Laramie Landfill / Recycling Center
162 Roger Canyon Rd., Laramie, WY 82072
- Mon8 am–4:30 pm
- Tue8 am–4:30 pm
- Wed8 am–4:30 pm
- Thu8 am–4:30 pm
- Fri8 am–4:30 pm
- Sat8 am–4:30 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Food boxes, cereal boxes, box board, milk cartons
- Junk mail
- Brown paper
- Cans
- Newspapers
- Office and school paper
- Aluminum foil and trays
- Plastic and paper To-Go Cups
- Cardboard (cut large boxes down to 2' X 2')
- Books, magazines, phone books, and catalogs
From cityoflaramie.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.
Laramie is in Albany County School District 1.
B−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.
Laramie spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Laramie residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Laramie | ZIP’s residents in Laramie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82070 | Laramie, WY | 52% | 81% |
| 82072 | Laramie, WY | 48% | 96% |
82071 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 Laramie
Who supplies Laramie’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Laramie water system (EPA ID WY5600029). 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 1.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Laramie?
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Laramie?
Spectrum, Visionary Broadband, Bluepeak, Lariat, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Laramie?
82070 (52%), 82072 (48%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Laramie in?
Albany County School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Laramie?
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 Albany 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: Laramie’s own website (cityoflaramie.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.