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A town of 269. Public schools that outperform most of Wyoming.

Photo: Vasiliymeshko · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
269
residents
Median home value
$99K
Census ACS
Household income
$57K
median
Median age
59.0
years
Land area
2 sq mi

What makes Wamsutter stand out

The 2 things Wamsutter does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

269 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 10% of U.S. communities.

10risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
10Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

Wamsutter’s public schools outperform 23% of Wyoming districts

The public schools Wamsutter’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 77% of Wyoming’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

C−School Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Desert ElementaryK–627B−
Desert Middle School7–88Not graded
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WY on state tests and graduationAll 2 schools →
Outdoors

16.7% of Wamsutter is conserved land

0.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

16.7%conserved
16.7%
conserved · 173 of 1,035 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Wamsutter Park0.2 mi32
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Wamsutter has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 51 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

51″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter11–32°
Spring28–54°
Summer48–81°
Fall30–56°
Sep 14
typical first frost
Jun 5
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Wamsutter is

Wamsutter tracks Wyoming closely on all 26 CDC measures.

26 measures vs. Wyoming
0 better26 too close to call0 worse
Memorial Hospital of Carbon County
37.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

About Wamsutter

Town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States

Wamsutter is a town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 203 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
203
Area
1.7 sq mi
Elevation
6,772 ft
ZIP code
82336
Area code
307

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