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82901 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 82901 covers Rock Springs, Wyoming, with a population of about 27,471 and a median household income of $74,107.

Population
27,47125 per square mile
Median age
36.72 points below the US average
Median household income
$74,107about the Wyoming median
Poverty rate
15.7%3.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$295,232up 20.4% in five years
Median rent
$9185% below the Wyoming median
Degree or higher
20.3%14.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
73%8 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
848

Where 82901 is

Rock 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

Population27,471
Median age36.7
Family households63%
Born outside the US6.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.2%
White (non-Hispanic)73.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino19%
Veterans9.8%
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$74,107
Income per person$42,163
Poverty rate15.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.0%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k2.6%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k4.5%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k5.9%
$60–75k11.6%
$75–100k13.0%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k9.9%
$150–200k9.1%
$200k or more7.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,190
Mean adjusted gross income$78,967
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.9%
Returns, under $25k25.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.7%
Returns, $200k or more4.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$238,800
Median gross rent$918
Rent as a share of household income24.8%
Owner-occupied73%
Vacant homes11.5%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house57.7%
Attached house7.1%
2 to 4 units5.7%
5 to 19 units5.5%
20 or more units2.9%
Mobile home20.5%
Boat, RV or van0.5%
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$295,232as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 29.4%
Typical asking rent$1,149as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.8%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 23.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$299,082$190,198

$190,198 in 2012 to $295,232 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$1,157$932

$932 in 2021 to $1,149 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%
High school diploma or higher91.5%
Works from home2.1%
Drives to work alone79.2%
Takes public transport1.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.8%
Health

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

Obesity36.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.7% 4.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.3% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.6% 3.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.4% 2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17% 1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68.6% 6.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.3% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year67.8% 8.9 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening78.8% 7.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening54.3% 10 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60% 1.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.6% 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)17.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.4% 2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments848
People employed8,756
Annual payroll$421,299,000
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 31.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss28.9 out of 100
Community resilience14.2 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.

Landslide97.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire91.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather91Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake76.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought75.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave54.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning54.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding51.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail48.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind22.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm16.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado9.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche5.7Very 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$74,107$74,815$78,538
Income per person$42,163$41,006$43,289
Poverty rate15.7%10.7%12.4%
Median home value$238,800$285,100$303,400
Median gross rent$918$968$1,348
Homeownership73%71.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%29.9%35%
Unemployment rate5.6%3.7%5.2%
Works from home2.1%8.5%13.5%
Born outside the US6.9%3.5%13.9%
Median age36.738.838.7
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 stationROCK SPRINGS FIRE DEPT, WY US3.2 km away
Rain in a year10 in
Snow in a year31 in

Average high and low by month

January34.6°F / 12.4°F0.45 in rain, 6.1 in snow
February37.9°F / 15.1°F0.43 in rain, 5.8 in snow
March48.6°F / 23.4°F0.61 in rain, 4.4 in snow
April56.8°F / 29.5°F1.07 in rain, 1.9 in snow
May67.3°F / 37.4°F1.88 in rain, 0.5 in snow
June78.6°F / 45.2°F0.82 in rain
July86.3°F / 52.5°F0.92 in rain
August84.4°F / 50.7°F0.89 in rain
September75°F / 41.2°F1.17 in rain
October61.3°F / 31.4°F1.03 in rain, 2.3 in snow
November44.7°F / 20.7°F0.66 in rain, 3.8 in snow
December33.2°F / 12.4°F0.52 in rain, 6.5 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Sweetwater County School District 265.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Sweetwater County School District 134.6% 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Household characteristics57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability3.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

82902 Rock Springs, WY3.1 km away
82943 Reliance, WY7.8 km away
82935 Green River, WY22.3 km away
82945 Superior, WY28 km away
82942 Point Of Rocks, WY37.8 km away
82929 Little America, WY52.8 km away
82932 Farson, WY55.3 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.

Sweetwater County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1077.46 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density25 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.6060, -109.2300

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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