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82240

ZIP 82240 is Torrington, Wyoming, in Goshen County; area code 307; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Goshen
Metro area
none
Population
9,667
Coordinates
42.1594, -104.1320
☼ Live from 82240 — Torrington, WY

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Where 82240 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 82240
  • 🔢 Type 82240 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhZZB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 82,240 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 257. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100000101000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 82229 (Shawnee, WY, 66 mi away) and 82242 (Van Tassell, WY, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 82240 becomes 04228 — and that is a real ZIP code: East Livermore, ME, 1,705 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02284, 02482, 02824, 02842, 04228, 04282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04228 in East Livermore, ME, 1,705 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯331 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 82240 and you would come out at 42.16°S, 75.87°E — 566 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 664.7 square miles of land, 82240 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 505 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,667This ZIP9,667
Households3,949This ZIP3,949
Housing units4,379This ZIP4,379
Median age42.5This ZIP42.5Wyoming39.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,766This ZIP$60,766Wyoming$76,176US $80,734
Median home value$244,700This ZIP$244,700Wyoming$309,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$785This ZIP$785Wyoming$992US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%This ZIP22.8%
Mean commute13.7 minThis ZIP13.7 min
Population density14.5 / sq miThis ZIP14.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments269This ZIP269
Employees2,306This ZIP2,306
Annual payroll$93,385,000This ZIP$93,385,000
Tax returns filed4,070This ZIP4,070
Total adjusted gross income$277,508,000This ZIP$277,508,000

Land area

Land area664.74 sq miThis ZIP664.74 sq mi
Water area1.32 sq miThis ZIP1.32 sq mi

Other place names in 82240

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 82240

ZIPCityDistance
69358 Morrill, NE 9.7 mi
82223 Lingle, WY 13.4 mi
82218 Huntley, WY 15.4 mi
82243 Veteran, WY 18.3 mi
69357 Mitchell, NE 18.9 mi
82212 Fort Laramie, WY 21.8 mi
82244 Yoder, WY 24.0 mi
69352 Lyman, NE 25.9 mi
82217 Hawk Springs, WY 27.6 mi
82219 Jay Em, WY 28.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 82240?

82240 is in Torrington, Wyoming, in Goshen County. Its published point location is 42.1594, -104.1320.

What county is 82240 in?

82240 lies in Goshen County.

What area code is 82240?

Torrington uses area code 307, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 82240 in?

82240 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 82240?

About 9,667 people live in ZIP code 82240, in 3,949 households, at 14.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 82240?

$60,766 a year, against $76,176 across Wyoming.

What ZIP codes are near 82240?

The closest are 69358 (9.7 mi), 82223 (13.4 mi), 82218 (15.4 mi), 82243 (18.3 mi) and 69357 (18.9 mi).

Is 82240 a PO Box ZIP code?

82240 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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