County is a type of area that all US states except Louisiana (which uses “parish”) and Alaska (which use “borough”) are divided into. Counties are almost always an order of magnitude larger than cities. In most states, counties also have local self-government. An average county in the United States has about 100,000 inhabitants. The county…
Category: Guide to Wyoming
Wyoming – The godfather for this state was the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania, which means “Indian Meadow Square” in the Indian. The “cowboy state” has around 400,000 inhabitants. The area was first explored by the French in 1743. The American John Colter was the first to cross the area of what is now Yellowstone National Park in 1807–1808. The main stops on the way west were the two forts Laramie and Bridger. Wyoming joined in 1890 as the 44th state in the United States. The capital is Cheyenne. The main attractions of the sparsely populated area are Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park.
Cities and Towns in Weston County, Wyoming
Founded in 1890, Weston County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Weston County was formed from part of Crook County. The city of Newcastle is the county seat. With FIPS code of 45, Weston County has a population of 6,745 and area of 2,398 square miles (6,211 km2). List of…
Cities and Towns in Washakie County, Wyoming
Founded in 1911, Washakie County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Washakie County was formed from part of Big Horn County. The city of Worland is the county seat. With FIPS code of 43, Washakie County has a population of 7,705 and area of 2,240 square miles (5,802 km2). List…
Cities and Towns in Uinta County, Wyoming
Founded in 1869, Uinta County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Uinta County was one of the original five counties. The city of Evanston is the county seat. With FIPS code of 41, Uinta County has a population of 20,635 and area of 2,082 square miles (5,392 km2). List of…
Cities and Towns in Teton County, Wyoming
Founded in 1921, Teton County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Teton County was formed from part of Lincoln County. The city of Jackson is the county seat. With FIPS code of 39, Teton County has a population of 23,575 and area of 4,008 square miles (10,381 km2). List of…
Cities and Towns in Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Founded in 1867, Sweetwater County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Sweetwater County was one of the original five counties. The city of Green River is the county seat. With FIPS code of 37, Sweetwater County has a population of 41,614 and area of 10,426 square miles (27,003 km2). List…
Cities and Towns in Sublette County, Wyoming
Founded in 1921, Sublette County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Sublette County was formed from parts of Fremont County and Lincoln County. The city of Pinedale is the county seat. With FIPS code of 35, Sublette County has a population of 8,697 and area of 4,882 square miles (12,644…
Cities and Towns in Sheridan County, Wyoming
Founded in 1888, Sheridan County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Sheridan County was formed from part of Johnson County. The city of Sheridan is the county seat. With FIPS code of 33, Sheridan County has a population of 31,646 and area of 2,523 square miles (6,535 km2). List of…
Cities and Towns in Platte County, Wyoming
Founded in 1911, Platte County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Platte County was formed from part of Laramie County. The city of Wheatland is the county seat. With FIPS code of 31, Platte County has a population of 8,699 and area of 2,085 square miles (5,400 km2). List of…
Cities and Towns in Park County, Wyoming
Founded in 1909, Park County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Park County was formed from part of Big Horn County. The city of Cody is the county seat. With FIPS code of 29, Park County has a population of 30,108 and area of 6,943 square miles (17,982 km2). List…
Cities and Towns in Niobrara County, Wyoming
Founded in 1911, Niobrara County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Niobrara County was formed from part of Converse County. The city of Lusk is the county seat. With FIPS code of 27, Niobrara County has a population of 2,438 and area of 2,626 square miles (6,801 km2). List of…
Cities and Towns in Natrona County, Wyoming
Founded in 1888, Natrona County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Natrona County was formed from part of Carbon County. The city of Casper is the county seat. With FIPS code of 25, Natrona County has a population of 79,555 and area of 5,340 square miles (13,831 km2). List of…
Cities and Towns in Lincoln County, Wyoming
Founded in 1911, Lincoln County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Lincoln County was formed from part of Uinta County. The city of Kemmerer is the county seat. With FIPS code of 23, Lincoln County has a population of 20,153 and area of 4,069 square miles (10,539 km2). List of…
Cities and Towns in Laramie County, Wyoming
Founded in 1867, Laramie County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Laramie County was one of the original five counties. The city of Cheyenne is the county seat. With FIPS code of 21, Laramie County has a population of 100,863 and area of 2,686 square miles (6,957 km2). List of…
Cities and Towns in Johnson County, Wyoming
Founded in 1875, Johnson County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Johnson County was formed from parts of Carbon County and Sweetwater County. The city of Buffalo is the county seat. With FIPS code of 19, Johnson County has a population of 8,623 and area of 4,166 square miles (10,790…
Cities and Towns in Hot Springs County, Wyoming
Founded in 1911, Hot Springs County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Hot Springs County was formed from parts of Fremont County, Big Horn County, and Park County. The city of Thermopolis is the county seat. With FIPS code of 17, Hot Springs County has a population of 4,597 and…
Cities and Towns in Goshen County, Wyoming
Founded in 1911, Goshen County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Goshen County was formed from part of Laramie County. The city of Torrington is the county seat. With FIPS code of 15, Goshen County has a population of 12,537 and area of 2,225 square miles (5,763 km2). List of…
Cities and Towns in Fremont County, Wyoming
Founded in 1884, Fremont County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Fremont County was formed from part of Sweetwater County. The city of Lander is the county seat. With FIPS code of 13, Fremont County has a population of 39,336 and area of 9,183 square miles (23,784 km2). List of…
Cities and Towns in Crook County, Wyoming
Founded in 1875, Crook County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Crook County was formed from parts of Laramie County and Albany County. The city of Sundance is the county seat. With FIPS code of 11, Crook County has a population of 7,315 and area of 2,859 square miles (7,405…
Cities and Towns in Converse County, Wyoming
Founded in 1888, Converse County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Converse County was formed from parts of Albany County and Laramie County. The city of Douglas is the county seat. With FIPS code of 9, Converse County has a population of 13,672 and area of 4,255 square miles (11,020…
Cities and Towns in Carbon County, Wyoming
Founded in 1868, Carbon County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Carbon County was one of the original five counties. The city of Rawlins is the county seat. With FIPS code of 7, Carbon County has a population of 14,649 and area of 7,897 square miles (20,453 km2). List of…
Cities and Towns in Campbell County, Wyoming
Founded in 1911, Campbell County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Campbell County was formed from parts of Weston County and Crook County. The city of Gillette is the county seat. With FIPS code of 5, Campbell County has a population of 46,401 and area of 4,797 square miles (12,424…
Cities and Towns in Big Horn County, Wyoming
Founded in 1896, Big Horn County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Big Horn County was formed from parts of Sheridan County, Johnson County, and Fremont County. The city of Basin is the county seat. With FIPS code of 3, Big Horn County has a population of 11,632 and area…
Cities and Towns in Albany County, Wyoming
Founded in 1868, Albany County is one of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Historically, Albany County was one of the original five counties. The city of Laramie is the county seat. With FIPS code of 1, Albany County has a population of 37,608 and area of 4,274 square miles (11,070 km2). List of…
Wyoming Holidays
Wyoming State Holidays Searching for the public holidays in Wyoming? Most public holidays in Wyoming are treated like Sundays. This means that most of the Wyoming employees have a day off and all schools are closed on these office holidays. If you are planning a trip to Wyoming and want to know what the national…
List of Cities and Towns in Wyoming
There are a total of 176 towns and cities in the state of Wyoming. Top 10 biggest cities by population are Cheyenne, Casper, Laramie, Gillette, Rock Springs, Sheridan, Green River, Evanston, Riverton, and Jackson while top ten largest cities by land area are Casper, Cheyenne, Rock Springs, Gillette, Laramie, Green River, Sheridan, Evanston, Cody, and…
List of All Counties in Wyoming
There are a total of 23 counties in the state of Wyoming. Among them, Laramie County is the oldest one (established in 1867) while Teton County is the youngest (established in 1921). With population of 94,483, Laramie County is the most populated. The biggest county by land area is Sweetwater County (27,003 km2) and the smallest is Hot…
Wyoming Zip Codes
As of June 2019, the state of Wyoming has a total of 201 postal codes. In the table below, you can see all Wyoming zip codes listed by city, town and village as well as county affiliated. With 176 cities (and towns) and 23 counties (and county-equivalents), Wyoming is the 50th largest state by population…
Wyoming Airports
As of 2019, there are 29 airports throughout the state of Wyoming according to IATA and ICAO. Through the table below, you can find name of each airport, its abbreviation, city location, and size. Airports in Wyoming are listed in alphabetical order. Please note that some airports serve internationally, while the other only serve domestically….