Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 18 min5:20 am – 8:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 4 min7:24 am – 4:28 pm
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People121 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 67.765 householdsMedian home value $457,700100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,341 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages46% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 27% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 14°F15 in of rain a year, on about 36 dayswettest month May53 in of snow a year, on about 32 days31 days above 90°F, 187 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Torrington 29n station, 17 mi away
Parks and public landsGuernsey Reservoir State Parkstate park · 17.5 mi · 8,521 acresGuernsey State Parkstate park · 19.2 mi · 120 acresFort Laramie National Historic Sitehistoric site · 18.6 mi · 896 acresRegister Cliffstate park · 19.7 miGlendo Reservoir State Parkstate park · 23.2 mi · 21,949 acresAgate Fossil Beds National Monumentnational monument · 36.6 mi · 2,253 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 9 Apr 199645 mi away, near Edgemont, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 6 Jan 201824 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGoshen County, WY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025327 of 361 days measured22 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 9 unhealthy daysMedian index 15, worst day 723main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Platte County, WY, 34 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription20% have cable, fibre or DSL19% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Torrington Municipal Water Deptserves 6,847 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4,837 ft1,474 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNiobrara Community Hospital19.1 miPost officeJay Em Post Office5.9 miFire stationGoshen County Fire District 12C - La Grange Fire Department3.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWestern Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport BFF62 miInterstateI-2528 miUS highwayUS 855.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 82219 ZIP area.
