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82217 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 82217 covers Hawk Springs, Wyoming, with a median household income of $2,499.

Median age
52.714 points above the US average
Median household income
$2,49997% below the Wyoming median
Poverty rate
88.1%75.7 points above the US average
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
6

Where 82217 is

Hawk Springs, 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

Median age52.7
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans11.9%
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$2,499
Poverty rate88.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median year built1938
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher54.8%
Health

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

Obesity36.4% 3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.1% 4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.2% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication69.4% 5.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.1% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year67.6% 9.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening80% 5.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.6% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.5% 4.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use68.3% 7.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11% 3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.4% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments6
People employed30
Annual payroll$737,000
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 92.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss92.2 out of 100
Community resilience24.3 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.

Hail99.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought96.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire94.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding93Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning88Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado86.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm86.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind73.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave13.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche0.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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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$2,499$74,815$78,538
Income per person$41,006$43,289
Poverty rate88.1%10.7%12.4%
Median home value$285,100$303,400
Median gross rent$968$1,348
Homeownership71.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%29.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.7%5.2%
Works from home8.5%13.5%
Born outside the US0%3.5%13.9%
Median age52.738.838.7
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 stationYODER 5 W, WY US17.4 km away
Rain in a year15 in
Snow in a year47 in

Average high and low by month

January44.3°F / 16.8°F0.33 in rain, 4.8 in snow
February45.7°F / 17.1°F0.49 in rain, 8.2 in snow
March55.7°F / 24°F0.96 in rain, 7.2 in snow
April62.7°F / 30.8°F1.8 in rain, 5.5 in snow
May72°F / 40.8°F3.24 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June84.1°F / 49.9°F1.89 in rain
July91.8°F / 56.2°F1.6 in rain
August88.9°F / 53.7°F1.08 in rain
September81.3°F / 45°F1.32 in rain, 0.8 in snow
October66.5°F / 32.9°F1.24 in rain, 4.9 in snow
November53°F / 23.6°F0.59 in rain, 6.5 in snow
December43.2°F / 16.1°F0.45 in rain, 9.1 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%.

Goshen 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 vulnerability29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Walkability3.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

82244 Yoder, WY15.8 km away
82221 Lagrange, WY16.9 km away
82218 Huntley, WY19 km away
82243 Veteran, WY23.5 km away
69352 Lyman, NE24.4 km away
82081 Meriden, WY27.2 km away
82240 Torrington, WY31.3 km away
69358 Morrill, NE35.1 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.

Goshen County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area85.79 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.7861, -104.2647

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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