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82842

ZIP 82842 is Story, Wyoming, in Sheridan County; area code 307; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Sheridan
Metro area
Sheridan, WY
Population
567
Coordinates
44.5714, -106.9395
☼ Live from 82842 — Story, WY

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Where 82842 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 82842
  • 🔢 Type 82842 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhBZB — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 82,842 = 2 × 3 × 13807. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100001110011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 82840 (Saddlestring, WY, 6 mi away) and 82844 (Wolf, WY, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 82842 becomes 24828 — and that is a real ZIP code: Davy, WV, 1,398 miles away.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22488, 22848, 24828, 24882, 28284, 28428, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28428 in Carolina Beach, NC, 1,702 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 84%.
  • 🎯539 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 82842 and you would come out at 44.57°S, 73.06°E — 356 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
  • 📏 At 9.0 square miles of land, 82842 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population567This ZIP567
Households229This ZIP229
Housing units445This ZIP445
Median age45.0This ZIP45.0Wyoming39.1US 38.9
Median household income$105,859This ZIP$105,859Wyoming$76,176US $80,734
Median home value$358,000This ZIP$358,000Wyoming$309,700US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher33.2%This ZIP33.2%
Population density62.9 / sq miThis ZIP62.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees101This ZIP101
Annual payroll$5,750,000This ZIP$5,750,000

Land area

Land area9.02 sq miThis ZIP9.02 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 82842

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

ZIP codes near 82842

ZIPCityDistance
82840 Saddlestring, WY 6.1 mi
82832 Banner, WY 8.9 mi
82833 Big Horn, WY 11.2 mi
82845 Wyarno, WY 16.5 mi
82801 Sheridan, WY 18.2 mi
82844 Wolf, WY 20.5 mi
82834 Buffalo, WY 23.8 mi
82839 Ranchester, WY 29.2 mi
82835 Clearmont, WY 31.2 mi
82441 Shell, WY 33.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 82842?

82842 is in Story, Wyoming, in Sheridan County, part of the Sheridan, WY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.5714, -106.9395.

What county is 82842 in?

82842 lies in Sheridan County.

What area code is 82842?

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

What time zone is 82842 in?

82842 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 82842?

About 567 people live in ZIP code 82842, in 229 households, at 62.9 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 82842?

$105,859 a year, against $76,176 across Wyoming.

What ZIP codes are near 82842?

The closest are 82840 (6.1 mi), 82832 (8.9 mi), 82833 (11.2 mi), 82845 (16.5 mi) and 82801 (18.2 mi).

Is 82842 a PO Box ZIP code?

82842 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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