Living in Ranchettes, WY: what to set up and who to call
Ranchettes has no town government of its own, so Laramie County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Laramie County School District 1. Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 15.0 ppb, was higher than 100% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ranchettes, 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 Ranchettes.
Power comes from Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power
Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power (Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power), an investor-owned utility, serves 86.0% of Ranchettes residents. Its homes paid an average of 17.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $91 a month (its average across Wyoming).
Start or move service: cheyennelight.com · (307) 638-3361
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities
Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities supplies Ranchettes: about 16% of residents live in its service area. About 81% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 64,165 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 15.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 100% 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. WY5600011.
10 home internet providers serve Ranchettes
96% of 2,626 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 27% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visionary Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 99% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 63% | 1,000/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 37% | 200/200 |
| Bluepeak | Fiber | 7% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 3% | 940/940 |
| Mountain West Technologies | Fixed wireless | 100% | 300/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ranchettes.
Windmill Landscape Recycling Center
3714 Windmill Road, Cheyenne, WY, 82001
This isn’t Ranchettes’ own facility. Whether Ranchettes residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ranchettes is in Laramie County School District 1.
C−School 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
Ranchettes is unincorporated, so Laramie County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ranchettes is in ZIP code 82009
ZIP codes where Ranchettes residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ranchettes | ZIP’s residents in Ranchettes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82009 | Cheyenne, WY | 100% | 17% |
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 Ranchettes
Who supplies Ranchettes’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities (EPA ID WY5600011). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 15.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ranchettes?
Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power (Cheyenne Light Fuel & Power), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Ranchettes?
Visionary Broadband, Spectrum, CenturyLink, Bluepeak, Quantum Fiber, Mountain West Technologies (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ranchettes?
82009. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ranchettes in?
Laramie County School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Ranchettes?
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 Laramie 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.