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Living in Parkman, WY: what to set up and who to call

Parkman has no town government of its own, so Sheridan County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sheridan County School District 1. Power in Parkman comes from Big Horn County Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Parkman has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Sheridan County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Parkman’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Parkman, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerBig Horn County Elec Coopcooperative utilityMore →
InternetWhich providers serve ParkmanData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Parkman’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolSheridan County School District 1Which school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteIn personRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes82838, 82839Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Parkman.

Electricity

Power comes from Big Horn County Elec Coop

Big Horn County Elec Coop (Big Horn County Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Parkman.

Start or move service: www.bhcec.com · (406) 665-2830

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

Which providers serve Parkman

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Parkman, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Parkman’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Parkman.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileParkman has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Parkman kids go to
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Parkman is in Sheridan 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Parkman is unincorporated, so Sheridan County is the local government.

Local governmentSheridan CountyParkman is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSheridan County ClerkElections here are run by Sheridan County (county election office). 224 South Main St., Ste B-17, Sheridan, WY 82801 · (307) 674-2515 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
Register to voteIn personWyoming has no online registration; you can register in person up to and including Election Day or by mail (received 14 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placesos.wyo.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Parkman spans 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Parkman residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of ParkmanZIP’s residents in Parkman
82838Parkman, WY97%59%
82839Ranchester, WY3%0%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomSheridan Memorial Hospital19.5 miles awayGet a library cardSheridan Fulmer Library335 West Alger St. · (307) 674-8585

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Parkman

Who provides electricity in Parkman?

Big Horn County Elec Coop (Big Horn County Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What ZIP codes are in Parkman?

82838 (97%), 82839 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Parkman in?

Sheridan County School District 1.

How do I register to vote in Parkman?

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 Sheridan 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.