Living in North Rock Springs, WY: what to set up and who to call
North Rock Springs has no town government of its own, so Sweetwater County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sweetwater County School District 1. The nearest emergency room is Memorial Hospital Sweetwater County, 25.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Rock 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 North Rock Springs.
Power comes from Rocky Mountain Power
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of North Rock Springs. 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 White Mountain W&s District
White Mountain W&s District supplies North Rock Springs: about 54% of residents live in its service area. Ten Mile Water and Sewer District serves another 20%. Horizon MHP serves another 13%. About 15% 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 3,000 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 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.0 ppb. That’s higher than 69% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WY5601391.
9 home internet providers serve North Rock Springs
100% of 1,066 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All West/Wyoming | Cable, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 66% | 140/20 |
| LR Communications | Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Union Telephone Company | Fixed wireless | 94% | 100/20 |
| Visionary Broadband | Fixed wireless | 90% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 75% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have North Rock Springs’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in North Rock Springs.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
North Rock Springs is in Sweetwater County School District 1.
DSchool gradeSee 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
North Rock Springs 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.
North Rock Springs is in ZIP code 82901
ZIP codes where North Rock Springs residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Rock Springs | ZIP’s residents in North Rock Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82901 | Rock Springs, WY | 100% | 9% |
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 North Rock Springs
Who supplies North Rock Springs’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
White Mountain W&s District (EPA ID WY5601391). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North Rock Springs?
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve North Rock Springs?
All West/Wyoming, CenturyLink, LR Communications, Union Telephone Company, Visionary Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Rock Springs?
82901. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Rock Springs in?
Sweetwater County School District 1.
How do I register to vote in North Rock 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 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.