Photo: Idunno00923 at English Wikipedia · Public domainLiving in Lost Springs, WY: what to set up and who to call
Lost Springs spans 2 ZIP codes; 82229 holds the most residents (67%). The nearest emergency room is Memorial Hospital of Converse County, 23.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lost Springs, 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 Lost Springs.
Power comes from WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration (WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration), a federal utility, serves all of Lost Springs.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Lost Springs
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Lost Springs, 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 Lost Springs’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lost Springs.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lost Springs is in Converse 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.
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.
Lost Springs spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lost Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lost Springs | ZIP’s residents in Lost Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82229 | Shawnee, WY | 67% | 6% |
| 82224 | Lost Springs, WY | 33% | 7% |
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 Lost Springs
Who provides electricity in Lost Springs?
WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration (WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration), a federal utility.
What ZIP codes are in Lost Springs?
82229 (67%), 82224 (33%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lost Springs in?
Converse County School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Lost Springs?
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 Converse County Clerk. Check your registration at sos.wyo.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- 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.