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Where 82243 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.
- 🔢 Type 82243 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhZZB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 82,243 = 7 × 31 × 379. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10100000101000011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 82242 (Van Tassell, WY, 47 mi away) and 82244 (Yoder, WY, 7 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 82243 becomes 34228 — and that is a real ZIP code: Longboat Key, FL, 1,587 miles away.
- 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22438, 22834, 22843, 23284, 23482, 23824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32824 in Orlando, FL, 1,597 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
- 🎯339 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 82243 and you would come out at 41.99°S, 75.59°E — 570 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
- 📏 At 50.3 square miles of land, 82243 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 303This ZIP303 |
|---|---|
| Households | 70This ZIP70 |
| Housing units | 93This ZIP93 |
| Median age | 20.8This ZIP20.8Wyoming39.1US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 12.5%This ZIP12.5% |
| Population density | 6.0 / sq miThis ZIP6.0 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 50.30 sq miThis ZIP50.30 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 82243
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 82243
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
82244 | Yoder, WY | 6.7 mi |
82223 | Lingle, WY | 9.2 mi |
82218 | Huntley, WY | 14.4 mi |
82240 | Torrington, WY | 18.3 mi |
82212 | Fort Laramie, WY | 19.7 mi |
82217 | Hawk Springs, WY | 21.2 mi |
69358 | Morrill, NE | 22.8 mi |
82221 | Lagrange, WY | 24.8 mi |
82214 | Guernsey, WY | 25.7 mi |
69352 | Lyman, NE | 25.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 82243?
82243 is in Veteran, Wyoming, in Goshen County. Its published point location is 41.9920, -104.4095.
What county is 82243 in?
82243 lies in Goshen County.
What area code is 82243?
Veteran uses area code 307, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 82243 in?
82243 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 82243?
About 303 people live in ZIP code 82243, in 70 households, at 6.0 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 82243?
The closest are 82244 (6.7 mi), 82223 (9.2 mi), 82218 (14.4 mi), 82240 (18.3 mi) and 82212 (19.7 mi).
Is 82243 a PO Box ZIP code?
82243 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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