Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Van Tassell, WY: what to set up and who to call
All of Van Tassell gets its mail under one ZIP code, 82242. For an emergency, Niobrara County Hospital District is the closest ER, 19.1 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Van Tassell, 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 Van Tassell.
Power comes from WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration
WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration (WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration), a federal utility, serves all of Van Tassell.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Van Tassell
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Van Tassell, 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.
We don’t have Van Tassell’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Van Tassell.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Van Tassell is in Niobrara 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 Sep 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Van Tassell is in ZIP code 82242
ZIP codes where Van Tassell residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Van Tassell | ZIP’s residents in Van Tassell |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82242 | Van Tassell, WY | 100% | 25% |
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 Van Tassell
Who provides electricity in Van Tassell?
WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration (WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration), a federal utility.
What ZIP codes are in Van Tassell?
82242. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Van Tassell in?
Niobrara County School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Van Tassell?
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 Niobrara 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.