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Where 82420 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 82420 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZhZB — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 82,420 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 13 × 317. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10100000111110100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 82414 (Cody, WY, 66 mi away) and 82421 (Deaver, WY, 7 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 82420 becomes 02428, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02284, 02482, 02824, 02842, 04228, 04282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02842 in Middletown, RI, 1,871 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
- 🎯614 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 82420 and you would come out at 44.92°S, 71.54°E — 312 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
- 📏 At 53.2 square miles of land, 82420 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 822This ZIP822 |
|---|---|
| Households | 218This ZIP218 |
| Housing units | 251This ZIP251 |
| Median age | 30.7This ZIP30.7Wyoming39.1US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $77,679This ZIP$77,679Wyoming$76,176US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $232,300This ZIP$232,300Wyoming$309,700US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26.2%This ZIP26.2% |
| Mean commute | 16.7 minThis ZIP16.7 min |
| Population density | 15.4 / sq miThis ZIP15.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 16This ZIP16 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 190This ZIP190 |
| Annual payroll | $13,070,000This ZIP$13,070,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 53.23 sq miThis ZIP53.23 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
Other place names in 82420
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 82420
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
82421 | Deaver, WY | 7.1 mi |
82423 | Frannie, WY | 7.7 mi |
82412 | Byron, WY | 9.9 mi |
82431 | Lovell, WY | 15.4 mi |
59014 | Bridger, MT | 19.1 mi |
82440 | Ralston, WY | 24.2 mi |
59066 | Pryor, MT | 28.9 mi |
82422 | Emblem, WY | 29.4 mi |
82435 | Powell, WY | 29.5 mi |
59008 | Belfry, MT | 31.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 82420?
82420 is in Cowley, Wyoming, in Big Horn County. Its published point location is 44.9189, -108.4645.
What county is 82420 in?
82420 lies in Big Horn County.
What area code is 82420?
Cowley uses area code 307, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 82420 in?
82420 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 82420?
About 822 people live in ZIP code 82420, in 218 households, at 15.4 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 82420?
$77,679 a year, against $76,176 across Wyoming.
What ZIP codes are near 82420?
The closest are 82421 (7.1 mi), 82423 (7.7 mi), 82412 (9.9 mi), 82431 (15.4 mi) and 59014 (19.1 mi).
Is 82420 a PO Box ZIP code?
82420 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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