When will the power be back in Riverton, WY?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Riverton is a city of about 10,953 residents in Fremont County.
High Plains Power has reported outages for Riverton by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-17) — so when Riverton is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Riverton:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Riverton: the closest other places we track are Casper, about 107 miles to the east; Rock Springs, about 108 miles to the southwest; Green River, about 119 miles to the southwest; and Gillette, about 169 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Idaho Falls, ID (185 mi W); Billings, MT (190 mi N); and Steamboat Springs, CO (195 mi SE).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: east toward Scottsbluff, NE (255 mi); southeast toward Fort Collins, CO (244 mi); south toward Rifle, CO (245 mi); southwest toward Tremonton, UT (213 mi); west toward Chubbuck, ID (205 mi); and northwest toward Great Falls, MT (339 mi).
Who serves Riverton?
We track live outage data from High Plains Power and PacifiCorp in Fremont County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Midvale Irrigation District also serves parts of Fremont County — we don't yet read its own live outage map.
Riverton's last tracked outage began Oct 5, peaked at 362 customers out, and was restored in 3.3 days. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 5 — 362 customers out, restored in 3.3 days
- Sep 27 — 70 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 20 — 92 customers out, restored in 7 hours
- Sep 16 — 61 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Fremont County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 2 hr. The full record for Fremont County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Riverton, WY?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Riverton's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Riverton, WY?
To check your own street, search a Riverton ZIP code — 82501 — and the map opens on that area.
Does this page show Riverton specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Riverton we have the city-level view: High Plains Power has published outages for Riverton under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-17. When Riverton is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Fremont County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Riverton.
