| ZIP Codes: | 12 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 307 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:25 PM |
| Population: | 14,353 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 56007 |
| Land Area: | 7,393 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 37 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 41.6602, -106.8823 |
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14,353 residents live across 12 ZIPs covering 7,393 sq mi, served by 12 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 15,650 to 14,353 from 2014 to 2024 — a -8.3% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 82331 (Saratoga, $95,610 median) and poorest ZIP 82324 (Elk Mountain, $58,500) are 20.0 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 4.7× across this county — from $77,900 in 82329 (Medicine Bow) to $363,800 in 82331 (Saratoga).
Density varies 17× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 82329 (Medicine Bow) to 7 in 82323 (Dixon).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.8% bachelor's+ in 82329 (Medicine Bow) to 44.5% in 82331 (Saratoga) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wyoming, this is the #13 most populous of 28 counties and ranks #17 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $70,657 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,469 of 10,156 reporting).
10 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Carbon County lost 8.3% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82301 | Rawlins | Standard | 8,180 | $62,841 | 2,215.6 | -13.5% |
| 82331 | Saratoga | Standard | 2,250 | $95,610 | 879.7 | -12.3% |
| 82325 | Encampment | Standard | 867 | $74,167 | 738.5 | -12.2% |
| 82327 | Hanna | Standard | 789 | $75,540 | 597.3 | -4.7% |
| 82321 | Baggs | Standard | 752 | $70,250 | 534.1 | 4.9% |
| 82334 | Sinclair | Standard | 560 | $75,208 | 483.3 | 30.8% |
| 82329 | Medicine Bow | Standard | 493 | — | 1,137.8 | 78.6% |
| 82323 | Dixon | Standard | 267 | $73,594 | 36.5 | 181.1% |
| 82324 | Elk Mountain | PO Box | 175 | $58,500 | 363.7 | -11.6% |
| 82332 | Savery | Standard | 20 | — | 296.8 | -69.7% |
| 82335 | Walcott | PO Box | 0 | — | 43.5 | -100.0% |
| 82615 | Shirley Basin | Standard | — | — | 66.5 | — |