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82242

ZIP 82242 is Van Tassell, Wyoming, mostly in Niobrara County; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Niobrara +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
149
Coordinates
42.6473, -104.1362
☼ Live from 82242 — Van Tassell, WY

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Where 82242 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 82242
  • 🔢 Type 82242 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhZZB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 82,242 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 1523. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100000101000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 82240 (Torrington, WY, 34 mi away) and 82243 (Veteran, WY, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 82242 becomes 24228 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clintwood, VA, 1,206 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22428, 22482, 22824, 22842, 24228, 24282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28422 in Bolivia, NC, 1,517 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯348 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 82242 and you would come out at 42.65°S, 75.86°E — 536 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 96.7 square miles of land, 82242 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population149This ZIP149
Households67This ZIP67
Housing units67This ZIP67
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1Wyoming39.1US 38.9
Median home value$324,300This ZIP$324,300Wyoming$309,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%This ZIP19.5%
Mean commute16.6 minThis ZIP16.6 min
Population density1.5 / sq miThis ZIP1.5 / sq mi

Land area

Land area96.74 sq miThis ZIP96.74 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 82242 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Niobrara County 87.4%
Goshen County 12.6%

Other place names in 82242

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

ZIP codes near 82242

ZIPCityDistance
69346 Harrison, NE 17.5 mi
82219 Jay Em, WY 21.2 mi
82225 Lusk, WY 23.6 mi
82227 Manville, WY 30.6 mi
82215 Hartville, WY 31.3 mi
82212 Fort Laramie, WY 33.6 mi
82240 Torrington, WY 33.7 mi
69339 Crawford, NE 35.5 mi
82223 Lingle, WY 38.4 mi
69358 Morrill, NE 40.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 82242?

82242 is in Van Tassell, Wyoming, in Niobrara County. Its published point location is 42.6473, -104.1362.

What county is 82242 in?

82242 spans 2 counties: Niobrara County and Goshen County. Most of it falls in Niobrara County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What time zone is 82242 in?

82242 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 82242?

About 149 people live in ZIP code 82242, in 67 households, at 1.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 82242?

The closest are 69346 (17.5 mi), 82219 (21.2 mi), 82225 (23.6 mi), 82227 (30.6 mi) and 82215 (31.3 mi).

Is 82242 a PO Box ZIP code?

82242 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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