Stone Ranch Stage Station · Photo: Chevsapher · CC0Living in Vista West, WY: what to set up and who to call
Vista West has no town government of its own, so Natrona County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Natrona County School District 1. For home internet, most of Vista West can choose between Visionary Broadband and Spectrum.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Vista West, 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 Vista West.
Power comes from Rocky Mountain Power
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Vista West. 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 Vista West Water Company
Vista West Water Company supplies Vista West: about 76% of residents live in its service area. Mile-Hi I&s District serves another 13%. Lakeview I&s District serves another 6%. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Casper as seller) and serves 1,600 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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. WY5600069.
6 home internet providers serve Vista West
90% of 466 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visionary Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 96% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 77% | 1,000/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 22% | 40/3 |
| Mountain West Technologies | Fixed wireless | 100% | 125/25 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 49% | 25/3 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Vista West’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Vista West.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Vista West is in Natrona 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Vista West is unincorporated, so Natrona County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Vista West is in ZIP code 82604
ZIP codes where Vista West residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Vista West | ZIP’s residents in Vista West |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82604 | Casper, WY | 100% | 4% |
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 Vista West
Who supplies Vista West’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Vista West Water Company (EPA ID WY5600069). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Vista West?
Rocky Mountain Power (PacifiCorp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 15.1¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Vista West?
Visionary Broadband, Spectrum, CenturyLink, Mountain West Technologies, T-Mobile, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Vista West?
82604. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Vista West in?
Natrona County School District 1.
How do I register to vote in Vista West?
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 Natrona 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.