| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 307 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:45 PM |
| Population: | 12,552 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 56015 |
| Land Area: | 2,020 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 42.0256, -104.3448 |
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12,552 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 2,020 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 13,408 to 12,539 from 2014 to 2024 — a -6.5% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 82244 (Yoder, $83,000 median) and poorest ZIP 82221 (Lagrange, $34,563) are 15.5 miles apart — a 2.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 4.0× across this county — from $115,100 in 82217 (Hawk Springs) to $457,700 in 82219 (Jay Em).
Density varies 21× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 82219 (Jay Em) to 14 in 82240 (Torrington).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.5% bachelor's+ in 82243 (Veteran) to 45.5% in 82219 (Jay Em) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wyoming, this is the #15 most populous of 28 counties and ranks #26 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $60,177 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,045 of 8,877 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 1 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Goshen County lost 6.4% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82240 | Torrington | Standard | 9,667 | $60,766 | 686.0 | -5.9% |
| 82223 | Lingle | Standard | 774 | $63,194 | 137.1 | -42.0% |
| 82221 | Lagrange | Standard | 555 | $34,563 | 299.2 | -19.1% |
| 82244 | Yoder | Standard | 531 | $83,000 | 278.8 | -11.1% |
| 82212 | Fort Laramie | Standard | 509 | $48,529 | 284.6 | 60.1% |
| 82243 | Veteran | Standard | 303 | — | 65.5 | 544.7% |
| 82219 | Jay Em | Standard | 121 | — | 181.4 | 656.3% |
| 82217 | Hawk Springs | Standard | 79 | — | 87.4 | -44.0% |
| 82218 | Huntley | PO Box | 13 | — | 0.3 | — |