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82716 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 82716 covers Gillette, Wyoming, with a population of about 17,091 and a median household income of $77,169.

Population
17,09114 per square mile
Median age
37.21.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$77,169about the Wyoming median
Poverty rate
13.8%1.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$296,757up 22.7% in five years
Median rent
$8908% below the Wyoming median
Degree or higher
15.6%19.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.4%8.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
654

Where 82716 is

Gillette, 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

Population17,091
Median age37.2
Family households63.1%
Born outside the US4.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home9%
White (non-Hispanic)85.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino9%
Veterans10.5%
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$77,169
Income per person$38,820
Poverty rate13.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.7%
$10–15k3.4%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k4.0%
$35–40k1.1%
$40–45k1.0%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k8.0%
$60–75k9.7%
$75–100k14.7%
$100–125k14.8%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k7.8%
$200k or more7.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,330
Mean adjusted gross income$68,347
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3%
Returns, under $25k26.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.6%
Returns, $200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$234,700
Median gross rent$890
Rent as a share of household income27.9%
Owner-occupied73.4%
Vacant homes11.1%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house47.3%
Attached house4.9%
2 to 4 units9.7%
5 to 19 units7.4%
20 or more units7.1%
Mobile home23.2%
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$296,757as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 4.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 36%
Typical asking rent$1,149as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$309,914$203,181

$213,881 in 2009 to $296,757 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%
High school diploma or higher92.9%
Works from home3.9%
Drives to work alone80.2%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12%
Health

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

Obesity37.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.5% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.4% 0.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.7% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.7% 4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.6% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year66.7% 10 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening79.3% 6.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening55.6% 8.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use61.2% 14.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.9% 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 disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments654
People employed7,773
Annual payroll$500,343,000
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 74.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss81.2 out of 100
Community resilience4.2 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.

Wildfire98.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather94Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave93.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought77.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning71.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind58.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado55.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding52.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm12.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.3Very 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$77,169$74,815$78,538
Income per person$38,820$41,006$43,289
Poverty rate13.8%10.7%12.4%
Median home value$234,700$285,100$303,400
Median gross rent$890$968$1,348
Homeownership73.4%71.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%29.9%35%
Unemployment rate5.4%3.7%5.2%
Works from home3.9%8.5%13.5%
Born outside the US4.1%3.5%13.9%
Median age37.238.838.7
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 stationGILLETTE 4SE, WY US4.2 km away
Rain in a year18 in
Snow in a year56 in

Average high and low by month

January36.2°F / 15.8°F0.59 in rain, 8.2 in snow
February37.6°F / 16.8°F0.78 in rain, 9 in snow
March48.7°F / 24.8°F1.13 in rain, 8.6 in snow
April56.4°F / 31.7°F2.13 in rain, 9.4 in snow
May65.9°F / 41°F3.27 in rain, 1.3 in snow
June77°F / 50.2°F2.54 in rain, 0.1 in snow
July86.4°F / 57°F1.68 in rain
August85.4°F / 55.7°F1.38 in rain
September75.3°F / 46.4°F1.25 in rain, 0.5 in snow
October59.2°F / 34.4°F1.57 in rain, 4.4 in snow
November46.2°F / 24.1°F0.63 in rain, 5.8 in snow
December35.8°F / 16.1°F0.64 in rain, 8.4 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 supermarket94% 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%.

Campbell 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 vulnerability20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

82717 Gillette, WY2.5 km away
82727 Rozet, WY20.2 km away
82718 Gillette, WY39.6 km away
82721 Moorcroft, WY54.4 km away
82731 Weston, WY55.4 km away
82732 Wright, WY59 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.

Campbell County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1182.71 sq mi
Water area1.07 sq mi
Population density14 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.2820, -105.4974

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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