Living in Owl Creek, WY: what to set up and who to call
Owl Creek has no town government of its own, so Hot Springs County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hot Springs County School District 1. The ER is a drive from Owl Creek: the closest is Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital, 20.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Owl 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 Owl 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 Owl Creek.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Owl Creek Water District
Owl Creek Water District supplies Owl Creek: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 Town of Thermopolis as seller) and serves 100 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, 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. WY5601673.
Which providers serve Owl Creek
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Owl 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 Owl Creek’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Owl Creek.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Owl Creek is in Hot Springs 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
Owl Creek is unincorporated, so Hot Springs 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.
Owl Creek is in ZIP code 82443
ZIP codes where Owl Creek residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Owl Creek | ZIP’s residents in Owl Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82443 | Thermopolis, WY | 100% | 0% |
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 Owl Creek
Who supplies Owl Creek’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Owl Creek Water District (EPA ID WY5601673). 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 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Owl Creek?
WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration (WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration), a federal utility.
What ZIP codes are in Owl Creek?
82443. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Owl Creek in?
Hot Springs County School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Owl 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 Hot Springs 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.