| ZIP Codes: | 16 ZIP Codes (12 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 208 / 986 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:25 PM |
| Population: | 232 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 16029 |
| Land Area: | 2,954 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 33 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 43.0174, -111.0345 |
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20,548 residents live across 16 ZIPs covering 2,954 sq mi, served by 16 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 18,301 to 20,548 from 2014 to 2024 — a +12.3% change. 9 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 83123 (La Barge, $160,250 median) and poorest ZIP 83120 (Freedom, $59,200) are 63.9 miles apart — a 2.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 6.5× across this county — from $133,000 in 83116 (Diamondville) to $868,600 in 83128 (Alpine).
Density varies 430× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 83114 (Cokeville) to 551 in 83116 (Diamondville).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.9% bachelor's+ in 83116 (Diamondville) to 36.9% in 83128 (Alpine) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wyoming, this is the #28 most populous of 28 counties and ranks #24 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $94,400 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
26.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,653 of 13,995 reporting).
12 Standard delivery, 4 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.
Lincoln County lost 72.8% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83110 | Afton | Standard | 5,198 | $86,731 | 266.7 | 12.6% |
| 83127 | Thayne | Standard | 3,812 | $87,743 | 43.8 | 36.9% |
| 83101 | Kemmerer | Standard | 3,731 | $76,947 | 1,433.5 | 18.7% |
| 83128 | Alpine | Standard | 2,033 | $112,476 | 13.4 | 58.1% |
| 83112 | Bedford | Standard | 1,033 | $158,913 | 57.0 | 272.9% |
| 83122 | Grover | Standard | 895 | — | 6.3 | 56.7% |
| 83126 | Smoot | Standard | 837 | $111,172 | 171.1 | 77.7% |
| 83123 | La Barge | Standard | 679 | $160,250 | 148.3 | 2.6% |
| 83114 | Cokeville | Standard | 635 | $85,536 | 495.1 | -31.6% |
| 83116 | Diamondville | PO Box | 619 | $67,019 | 1.1 | 7.7% |
| 83118 | Etna | Standard | 433 | $69,508 | 113.1 | -68.7% |
| 83111 | Auburn | Standard | 284 | $131,000 | 14.9 | -42.0% |
| 83120 | Freedom | Standard | 232 | $59,200 | 15.1 | -72.8% |
| 83124 | Opal | PO Box | 96 | $87,500 | 171.2 | -5.9% |
| 83119 | Fairview | PO Box | 31 | — | 3.5 | -79.9% |
| 83121 | Frontier | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | -100.0% |