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82001 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 82001 covers Cheyenne, Wyoming, with a population of about 37,955 and a median household income of $74,149.

Population
37,955689 per square mile
Median age
35.53.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$74,149about the Wyoming median
Poverty rate
8.9%3.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$352,186up 17.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,0441.1× the Wyoming median
Degree or higher
32.2%2.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
62.4%2.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,924

Where 82001 is

Cheyenne, Wyoming — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population37,955
Median age35.5
Family households56.7%
Born outside the US2.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.8%
White (non-Hispanic)74.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino16.2%
Veterans13.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$74,149
Income per person$39,932
Poverty rate8.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.0%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k4.2%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k4.8%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k4.0%
$50–60k7.8%
$60–75k11.0%
$75–100k15.1%
$100–125k10.9%
$125–150k9.5%
$150–200k8.4%
$200k or more5.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed17,610
Mean adjusted gross income$65,811
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.7%
Returns, under $25k23.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.2%
Returns, $200k or more2.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$291,400
Median gross rent$1,044
Rent as a share of household income27.3%
Owner-occupied62.4%
Vacant homes6.7%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house62.6%
Attached house10.8%
2 to 4 units12.9%
5 to 19 units6.5%
20 or more units2.7%
Mobile home4.2%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$352,186as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 63.5%
Typical asking rent$1,410as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 5.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 30%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 58.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$352,186$145,295

$145,295 in 2002 to $352,186 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$1,410$887

$887 in 2016 to $1,410 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%
High school diploma or higher95.3%
Works from home8.8%
Drives to work alone80.8%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity33.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.4% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.7% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.4% 2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.6% 1.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.4% 7.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.3% 4.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol33.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use71.8% 4.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.6% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,924
People employed17,754
Annual payroll$1,059,647,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 74.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 16 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss74.4 out of 100
Community resilience38.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Winter weather96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave93Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm91.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning90.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire86.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado81.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind72.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide70Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought55.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche0.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Wyoming and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPWyomingUnited States
Median household income$74,149$74,815$78,538
Income per person$39,932$41,006$43,289
Poverty rate8.9%10.7%12.4%
Median home value$291,400$285,100$303,400
Median gross rent$1,044$968$1,348
Homeownership62.4%71.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%29.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%3.7%5.2%
Works from home8.8%8.5%13.5%
Born outside the US2.5%3.5%13.9%
Median age35.538.838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCHEYENNE WFO, WY US1.2 km away
Rain in a year16 in
Snow in a year66 in

Average high and low by month

January40.6°F / 18°F0.36 in rain, 5.5 in snow
February41.1°F / 17.8°F0.52 in rain, 9.4 in snow
March49.2°F / 24.6°F0.96 in rain, 9.2 in snow
April54.8°F / 30.1°F1.83 in rain, 11.5 in snow
May64.3°F / 39.5°F2.53 in rain, 4 in snow
June76.1°F / 49°F2.23 in rain
July83°F / 55.6°F2.23 in rain
August81.2°F / 53.5°F1.63 in rain
September72.5°F / 45.3°F1.55 in rain, 0.2 in snow
October59°F / 33.3°F1.06 in rain, 6.9 in snow
November47.7°F / 24.4°F0.6 in rain, 8 in snow
December39.5°F / 17.8°F0.49 in rain, 10.9 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Laramie County School District 1100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

82002 Cheyenne, WY2.1 km away
82006 Cheyenne, WY2.1 km away
82008 Cheyenne, WY2.1 km away
82010 Cheyenne, WY2.1 km away
82007 Cheyenne, WY4.1 km away
82009 Cheyenne, WY4.5 km away
82005 Fe Warren Afb, WY5.6 km away
82003 Cheyenne, WY14.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Laramie County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area55.12 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq mi
Population density689 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.1437, -104.7962

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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