Photo: Montanabw · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Powell, WY: what to set up and who to call
Powell runs its own electric utility, City of Powell. For emergencies, Powell is closest to Powell Valley Hospital, 0.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Powell, 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 Powell.
Power comes from City of Powell
City of Powell (City of Powell - (WY)), a municipal utility, serves 91.1% of Powell residents.
Start or move service: cityofpowell.com · (307) 754-5106
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Powell water system
The City of Powell water system supplies almost all of Powell. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Shoshone Municipal Pipeline as seller) and serves 6,310 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 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. That’s higher than 67% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. WY5600042.
5 home internet providers serve Powell
100% of 2,591 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCT Internet | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 66% | 40/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 43% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 4% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Powell
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Powell, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check cityofpowell.com →
From cityofpowell.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2023-08-09T17:50:05+00:00, 2026-01-07, 2026-01-07T23:23:37+00:00. 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.
Powell is in Park County School District 1.
ASchool 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 Dec 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Powell is in ZIP code 82435
ZIP codes where Powell residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Powell | ZIP’s residents in Powell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82435 | Powell, WY | 100% | 53% |
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 Powell
Who supplies Powell’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Powell water system (EPA ID WY5600042). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% 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 Powell?
City of Powell (City of Powell - (WY)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Powell?
TCT Internet, Spectrum, CenturyLink, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Powell?
82435. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Powell in?
Park County School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Powell?
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 Park 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: Powell’s own website (cityofpowell.com), read Oct 21, 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.