Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0Living in Rock River, WY: what to set up and who to call
Power in Rock River comes from Carbon Power & Light, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. The nearest emergency room is Ivinson Memorial Hospital, 36.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rock River, 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 Rock River.
Power comes from Carbon Power & Light
Carbon Power & Light (Carbon Power & Light, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Rock River.
Start or move service: www.carbonpower.com · (307) 326-5206
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Rock River water system
The Town of Rock River water system supplies almost all of Rock River. It draws surface water and serves 211 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. WY5600048.
3 home internet providers serve Rock River
16% of 164 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Telephone Company | DSL | 99% | 100/20 |
| Mountain West Technologies | Fixed wireless | 100% | 50/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 51% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Rock River’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Rock River.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Rock River is in Albany 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.
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.
Rock River is in ZIP code 82083
ZIP codes where Rock River residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rock River | ZIP’s residents in Rock River |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82083 | Rock River, WY | 100% | 63% |
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 Rock River
Who supplies Rock River’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Rock River water system (EPA ID WY5600048). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.3 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rock River?
Carbon Power & Light (Carbon Power & Light, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Rock River?
Union Telephone Company, Mountain West Technologies, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rock River?
82083. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rock River in?
Albany County School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Rock River?
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 Albany 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.