Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 27 min5:32 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 55 min7:44 am – 4:39 pm
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People4,533 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.72,090 householdsMedian household income $62,767Median home value $230,000Median rent $879 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,251 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 1,994 employedMain industries: education and health care 35%, hospitality, food and recreation 13%, farming, forestry and mining 12%Average commute 14 minutes73% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 6% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 39°F, lows 10°F12 in of rain a year, on about 29 dayswettest month May27 in of snow a year, on about 13 days15 days above 90°F, 207 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Thermopolis 21wnw station, 11 mi away; rain from Thermopolis
Parks and public landsLegend Rockstate park · 8.2 miJ.D. Woodruff Cabinstate historic site · 9.8 miHot Springs State Parkstate park · 13.9 mi · 639 acresShoshone National Forestnational forest · 23.2 mi · 2,439,182 acresBoysen State Parkstate park · 24.3 mi · 53 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 6 Jun 197833 mi away, near East Thermopolis, WyomingMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 12 Nov 202239 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHot Springs County, WY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateAvalanche Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025342 of 355 days measured13 moderate daysMedian index 8, worst day 68main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Washakie County, WY, 42 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Thermopolisserves 2,775 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,072 ft1,546 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHot Springs Health Hospital14.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCentral Wyoming Regional Airport RIW45 miUS highwayUS 2014 miCoachThermopolisExpress Arrow14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 82443 ZIP area.
