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82070 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 82070 covers Laramie, Wyoming, with a population of about 20,149 and a median household income of $65,399.

Population
20,14920 per square mile
Median age
29.49.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$65,39913% below the Wyoming median
Poverty rate
20.5%8.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$387,447up 28.3% in five years
Median rent
$960about the Wyoming median
Degree or higher
53.2%18.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
50.6%14.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
716

Where 82070 is

Laramie, 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

Population20,149
Median age29.4
Family households53.8%
Born outside the US6.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.8%
White (non-Hispanic)80%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino11.3%
Veterans5.9%
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$65,399
Income per person$37,604
Poverty rate20.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.7%
$10–15k5.2%
$15–20k5.5%
$20–25k4.9%
$25–30k4.7%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k5.2%
$40–45k4.1%
$45–50k4.5%
$50–60k5.6%
$60–75k7.2%
$75–100k12.8%
$100–125k12.5%
$125–150k6.0%
$150–200k7.0%
$200k or more7.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,570
Mean adjusted gross income$82,904
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.7%
Returns, under $25k29.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.0%
Returns, $200k or more5.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$325,500
Median gross rent$960
Rent as a share of household income32.9%
Owner-occupied50.6%
Vacant homes9%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house51.6%
Attached house10.4%
2 to 4 units14.8%
5 to 19 units9.4%
20 or more units5.6%
Mobile home8.3%
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$387,447as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 66.1%
Typical asking rent$1,193as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$388,427$195,291

$203,880 in 2009 to $387,447 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher53.2%
High school diploma or higher96.9%
Works from home9.5%
Drives to work alone65%
Takes public transport1.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.7%
Health

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

Obesity28.4% 5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26% 8.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.1% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.5% 6.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication64.3% 10.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year67.8% 8.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening75.5% 10.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol29.3% 6.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.3% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use65.6% 10.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.6% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.6% 6.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.4% 1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.5% 2.5 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 establishments716
People employed7,206
Annual payroll$275,006,000
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 86.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss88.3 out of 100
Community resilience65.5 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
Wildfire97.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche80.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail77.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm60.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado53.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind46.9Relatively Moderate 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$65,399$74,815$78,538
Income per person$37,604$41,006$43,289
Poverty rate20.5%10.7%12.4%
Median home value$325,500$285,100$303,400
Median gross rent$960$968$1,348
Homeownership50.6%71.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher53.2%29.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%3.7%5.2%
Works from home9.5%8.5%13.5%
Born outside the US6.3%3.5%13.9%
Median age29.438.838.7
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 stationLARAMIE RGNL AP, WY US17.6 km away
Rain in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January33.4°F / 10.3°F0.28 in rain
February35.6°F / 12.1°F0.32 in rain
March44.5°F / 19.2°F0.48 in rain
April51.2°F / 24.5°F1.04 in rain
May61.5°F / 33.4°F1.75 in rain
June73.9°F / 42°F1.49 in rain
July81.1°F / 48.5°F1.34 in rain
August79°F / 46.5°F1.14 in rain
September70.2°F / 38.5°F1.11 in rain
October56°F / 27.8°F0.83 in rain
November42.5°F / 18°F0.42 in rain
December32.7°F / 10.2°F0.32 in rain
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%.

Albany 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 vulnerability6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Household characteristics15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

82055 Centennial, WY19.6 km away
82073 Laramie, WY20.8 km away
82051 Bosler, WY21.8 km away
82071 Laramie, WY22.5 km away
82072 Laramie, WY27 km away
82083 Rock River, WY37.1 km away
82063 Jelm, WY46 km away
82084 Tie Siding, WY52.2 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.

Albany County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1014.44 sq mi
Water area12.64 sq mi
Population density20 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.4390, -105.8010

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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