Photo: Vasiliymeshko · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Riverton, WY: what to set up and who to call
The City of Riverton water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Jun 2023. Riverton Branch Library, at 1330 West Park Ave, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Riverton, 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 Riverton.
Power comes from Rocky Mountain Power
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves 92.0% of Riverton residents. 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 City of Riverton water system
The City of Riverton water system supplies Riverton: about 93% of residents live in its service area. About 5% 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 10,330 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), beginning Jun 2023. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.0 ppb. That’s higher than 79% 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. WY5600047.
6 home internet providers serve Riverton
97% of 4,265 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 12% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming.com | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 1,000/500 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| Wind River Internet | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 90% | 200/200 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 16% | 10/1 |
| Visionary Broadband | Fixed wireless | 88% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Riverton’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Riverton.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Riverton is in Fremont County School District 25.
DSchool 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 Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Riverton is in ZIP code 82501
ZIP codes where Riverton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Riverton | ZIP’s residents in Riverton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82501 | Riverton, WY | 100% | 58% |
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 Riverton
Who supplies Riverton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Riverton water system (EPA ID WY5600047). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Riverton?
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Riverton?
Wyoming.com, Spectrum, Wind River Internet, CenturyLink, Visionary Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Riverton?
82501. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Riverton in?
Fremont County School District 25.
How do I register to vote in Riverton?
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 Fremont 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.