| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 307 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:25 PM |
| Population: | 2,289 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 56027 |
| Land Area: | 2,473 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 42.9032, -104.4596 |
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2,289 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 2,473 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 2,416 to 2,289 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.3% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 82225 (Lusk, $68,422 median) and poorest ZIP 82227 (Manville, $31,827) are 28.0 miles apart — a 2.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 4.4× across this county — from $73,800 in 82227 (Manville) to $324,300 in 82242 (Van Tassell).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 82222 (Lance Creek) to 2 in 82242 (Van Tassell).
Educational attainment ranges from 3.1% bachelor's+ in 82222 (Lance Creek) to 23.3% in 82225 (Lusk) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wyoming, this is the #25 most populous of 28 counties and ranks #27 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $61,787 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (370 of 1,934 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 0 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.
Niobrara County lost 5.3% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: