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82201 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 82201 covers Wheatland, Wyoming, with a population of about 6,615 and a median household income of $65,900.

Population
6,6154 per square mile
Median age
47.48.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$65,90012% below the Wyoming median
Poverty rate
10.3%2.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$290,797up 23.1% in five years
Median rent
$72825% below the Wyoming median
Degree or higher
19.9%15.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
70%5 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
204

Where 82201 is

Wheatland, 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

Population6,615
Median age47.4
Family households59.2%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.2%
White (non-Hispanic)85%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino9.8%
Veterans6.9%
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$65,900
Income per person$38,343
Poverty rate10.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k9.0%
$10–15k1.2%
$15–20k4.2%
$20–25k4.5%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k5.1%
$45–50k4.5%
$50–60k7.4%
$60–75k15.5%
$75–100k12.5%
$100–125k7.4%
$125–150k3.0%
$150–200k12.1%
$200k or more5.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,010
Mean adjusted gross income$76,037
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.7%
Returns, under $25k27.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.9%
Returns, $200k or more4.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$250,200
Median gross rent$728
Rent as a share of household income20.5%
Owner-occupied70%
Vacant homes16%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house64.3%
Attached house1.2%
2 to 4 units6.4%
5 to 19 units1.8%
20 or more units3.9%
Mobile home22.3%
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$290,797as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 56%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$290,829$154,565

$154,565 in 2012 to $290,797 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%
High school diploma or higher91.4%
Works from home5.7%
Drives to work alone79.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.2%
Health

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

Obesity36.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38% 3.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12% 0.7 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.3% 6.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.4% 5.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.6% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.2% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.4% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use65.1% 10.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.8% 1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments204
People employed1,720
Annual payroll$87,909,000
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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 80.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss74.8 out of 100
Community resilience27.8 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 weather98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning90.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail89Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide87.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm75.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind71.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado66.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought64Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche23.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4Very 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$65,900$74,815$78,538
Income per person$38,343$41,006$43,289
Poverty rate10.3%10.7%12.4%
Median home value$250,200$285,100$303,400
Median gross rent$728$968$1,348
Homeownership70%71.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%29.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%3.7%5.2%
Works from home5.7%8.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0%3.5%13.9%
Median age47.438.838.7
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 stationWHEATLAND 4 N, WY US7 km away
Rain in a year14 in
Snow in a year40 in

Average high and low by month

January43.3°F / 16.6°F0.28 in rain, 4.6 in snow
February45.1°F / 16.5°F0.42 in rain, 7.8 in snow
March55.4°F / 24.1°F0.74 in rain, 7.4 in snow
April62.1°F / 30°F1.7 in rain, 5.4 in snow
May71.1°F / 39.2°F2.7 in rain, 1.4 in snow
June82.7°F / 48°F2.12 in rain
July90.3°F / 54.1°F1.73 in rain
August89°F / 52°F1.17 in rain
September80.2°F / 43.1°F1.29 in rain, 0.1 in snow
October65.6°F / 32°F1.14 in rain, 3.2 in snow
November52.4°F / 23.7°F0.45 in rain, 4.3 in snow
December42.8°F / 16.2°F0.39 in rain, 5.7 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 supermarket12% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Platte County School District 167.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Albany County School District 128.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Platte County School District 22.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Goshen County School District 11.8% 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability6.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

82214 Guernsey, WY29.9 km away
82210 Chugwater, WY35.7 km away
82215 Hartville, WY37.2 km away
82212 Fort Laramie, WY41 km away
82243 Veteran, WY49.9 km away
82213 Glendo, WY50.2 km away
82244 Yoder, WY53 km away
82223 Lingle, WY53.3 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.

Platte County71.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Albany County28.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1658.78 sq mi
Water area5.96 sq mi
Population density4 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.0495, -104.9679

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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