Local servicesHospitalWeston County Health Services17.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNortheast Wyoming Regional Airport GCC70 miUS highwayUS 8514 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 82701 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 27 min5:16 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 56 min7:28 am – 4:23 pm
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People5,411 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.92,024 householdsMedian household income $88,843Median home value $218,400Median rent $711 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,443 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 2,394 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 24%, education and health care 19%, retail 10%Average commute 26 minutes66% drive alone, 16% car-pool, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 14°F17 in of rain a year, on about 45 dayswettest month May39 in of snow a year, on about 20 days34 days above 90°F, 168 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Newcastle station, 17 mi away
Nearby landmarksAlkali Buttepeak · 4.2 miKlodt Reservoirreservoir · 6.6 miMichaels Reservoirreservoir · 6.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsThunder Basin National Grasslandnational grassland · 10.8 mi · 552,987 acresJewel Cave National Monumentnational monument · 30.7 mi · 1,273 acresBlack Hills National Forestnational forest · 31.1 mi · 222 acresBuffalo Gap National Grasslandnational grassland · 36.1 miWind Cave National Parknational park · 47.5 mi · 33,927 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 9 Apr 199647 mi away, near Edgemont, South DakotaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 29 Jun 202429 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowWeston County, WY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateWildfire Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025265 of 360 days measured95 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 87main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Custer County, SD, 50 mi away
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCity of Newcastleserves 3,595 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202192 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation4,162 ft1,269 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
