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82054 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 82054 covers Carpenter, Wyoming, with a population of about 871.

Population
8715 per square mile
Median age
299.7 points below the US average
Poverty rate
33.1%20.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$506,948up 28.9% in five years
Degree or higher
12.2%22.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.7%26.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
14

Where 82054 is

Carpenter, 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

Population871
Median age29
Family households89.8%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.6%
White (non-Hispanic)89.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans4.1%
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

Income per person$21,871
Poverty rate33.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k13.7%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k15.7%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k17.9%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k11.2%
$60–75k13.7%
$75–100k8.9%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k8.3%
$150–200k7.7%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed450
Mean adjusted gross income$78,751
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.4%
Returns, under $25k26.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.0%
Returns, $200k or more4.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$555,000
Owner-occupied91.7%
Vacant homes0%
Median year built2002

What the homes are

Detached house94.6%
2 to 4 units2.6%
Mobile home2.9%
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$506,948as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 73.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201320192026$506,948$245,083

$245,083 in 2013 to $506,948 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate21.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%
High school diploma or higher93%
Works from home6.1%
Drives to work alone81.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14%
Health

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

Obesity34.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.1% 2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.1% 2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.3% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.4% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.5% 5.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83% 2.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66% 1.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.1% 4.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.6% same as the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use73% 2.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.6% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.3% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.4% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours33% 3.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.8% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments14
People employed22
Annual payroll$954,000
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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 73.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss79.7 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 weather97.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail93.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm93.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning92.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado89.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought84.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide69.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding61.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake49.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.8Very 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$74,815$78,538
Income per person$21,871$41,006$43,289
Poverty rate33.1%10.7%12.4%
Median home value$555,000$285,100$303,400
Median gross rent$968$1,348
Homeownership91.7%71.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%29.9%35%
Unemployment rate21.1%3.7%5.2%
Works from home6.1%8.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0%3.5%13.9%
Median age2938.838.7
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 stationCARPENTER 3N, WY US9.8 km away
Rain in a year15 in
Snow in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January40.1°F / 13.3°F0.25 in rain, 4.3 in snow
February42°F / 14.1°F0.39 in rain, 5.4 in snow
March52.2°F / 20.9°F0.79 in rain, 6.7 in snow
April58.6°F / 29.9°F1.44 in rain, 4.6 in snow
May68.3°F / 39.6°F2.42 in rain, 0.8 in snow
June80.9°F / 48.3°F2.1 in rain
July86.7°F / 55.1°F2.21 in rain
August84.7°F / 52.6°F1.88 in rain
September76.5°F / 43°F1.87 in rain, 0.4 in snow
October63.3°F / 32.5°F1.12 in rain, 2.8 in snow
November49.4°F / 20.5°F0.47 in rain, 6 in snow
December40.7°F / 13°F0.4 in rain, 3.5 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 2100% 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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Household characteristics29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

80732 Hereford, CO7.9 km away
82053 Burns, WY17.8 km away
80729 Grover, CO19.4 km away
82082 Pine Bluffs, WY23.2 km away
82060 Hillsdale, WY26.3 km away
69128 Bushnell, NE36.3 km away
82003 Cheyenne, WY37.7 km away
82050 Albin, WY44.8 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 area184.89 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density5 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.0428, -104.2765

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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