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82501

ZIP 82501 is Riverton, Wyoming, in Fremont County; area code 307; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Fremont
Metro area
Riverton, WY
Population
19,413
Coordinates
43.0278, -108.2379
☼ Live from 82501 — Riverton, WY

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Where 82501 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 82501
  • 🔢 Type 82501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSZB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 82,501 = 17 × 23 × 211. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100001001000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 82450 (Wapiti, WY, 118 mi away) and 82510 (Arapahoe, WY, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 82501 becomes 10528 — and that is a real ZIP code: Harrison, NY, 1,765 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01258, 01825, 01852, 02185, 02815, 05821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02185 in Braintree, MA, 1,875 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯547 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 82501 and you would come out at 43.03°S, 71.76°E — 443 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 694.2 square miles of land, 82501 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 527 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,413This ZIP19,413
Households7,305This ZIP7,305
Housing units8,041This ZIP8,041
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Wyoming39.1US 38.9
Median household income$60,449This ZIP$60,449Wyoming$76,176US $80,734
Median home value$237,800This ZIP$237,800Wyoming$309,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$924This ZIP$924Wyoming$992US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%This ZIP22.7%
Mean commute17.6 minThis ZIP17.6 min
Population density28.0 / sq miThis ZIP28.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments647This ZIP647
Employees5,342This ZIP5,342
Annual payroll$244,075,000This ZIP$244,075,000
Tax returns filed7,750This ZIP7,750
Total adjusted gross income$527,008,000This ZIP$527,008,000

Land area

Land area694.24 sq miThis ZIP694.24 sq mi
Water area12.09 sq miThis ZIP12.09 sq mi

Other place names in 82501

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

ZIP codes near 82501

ZIPCityDistance
82524 Saint Stephens, WY 9.5 mi
82510 Arapahoe, WY 18.9 mi
82515 Hudson, WY 18.9 mi
82649 Shoshoni, WY 20.7 mi
82516 Kinnear, WY 32.4 mi
82520 Lander, WY 32.4 mi
82642 Lysite, WY 33.9 mi
82514 Fort Washakie, WY 39.7 mi
82523 Pavillion, WY 40.8 mi
82310 Jeffrey City, WY 44.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 82501?

82501 is in Riverton, Wyoming, in Fremont County, part of the Riverton, WY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0278, -108.2379.

What county is 82501 in?

82501 lies in Fremont County.

What area code is 82501?

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

What time zone is 82501 in?

82501 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 82501?

About 19,413 people live in ZIP code 82501, in 7,305 households, at 28.0 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 82501?

$60,449 a year, against $76,176 across Wyoming.

What ZIP codes are near 82501?

The closest are 82524 (9.5 mi), 82510 (18.9 mi), 82515 (18.9 mi), 82649 (20.7 mi) and 82516 (32.4 mi).

Is 82501 a PO Box ZIP code?

82501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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