Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided · Public domainLiving in Lovell, WY: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Lovell comes from the Town of Lovell water system, 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. Power in Lovell comes from Big Horn Rural Electric, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lovell, 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 Lovell.
Power comes from Big Horn Rural Electric
Big Horn Rural Electric (Big Horn Rural Electric Co), a cooperative utility, serves 97.8% of Lovell residents.
Start or move service: bighornrea.com · (307) 568-2419
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Lovell water system
The Town of Lovell water system supplies almost all of Lovell. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Shoshone Municipal Pipeline as seller) and serves 2,250 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 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. WY5600031.
2 home internet providers serve Lovell
99% of 1,039 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCT Internet | DSL, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 89% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Lovell
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lovell, from the town’s own site.
Vegetative waste site
1052 Dudley Drive, Lovell, WY
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Vegetative waste site
1052 Dudley Drive
From townoflovell.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 2024-10-04, 2026-03-10, 2026-04-15. 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.
Lovell is in Big Horn County School District 2.
BSchool 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.
Lovell is in ZIP code 82431
ZIP codes where Lovell residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lovell | ZIP’s residents in Lovell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82431 | Lovell, WY | 100% | 62% |
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 Lovell
Who supplies Lovell’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Lovell water system (EPA ID WY5600031). 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 Lovell?
Big Horn Rural Electric (Big Horn Rural Electric Co), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Lovell?
TCT Internet, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lovell?
82431. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lovell in?
Big Horn County School District 2.
How do I register to vote in Lovell?
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 Big Horn 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: Lovell’s own website (townoflovell.com), read Oct 22, 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.