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ZIP Code82322

Bairoil, WY

Sweetwater County · Wyoming · United States
Home to 158 people across 5.274 square miles.

MountainOwner-majority12 ZIPs in county

At a glance

82322 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
158
±99 · bottom 10% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
56.5
US median 42 years
Population density
30/mi²
33th pctile most dense
Land area
5.274 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 82322 is

42.24648, -107.548191 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates42.24648, -107.548191
Time zoneAmerica/Denver
CountySweetwater County
StateWyoming (WY)
Land area5.274 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Denver

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Denver, CO218.6 mi
Phoenix, AZ655.9 mi
Los Angeles, CA810.1 mi
Seattle, WA810.7 mi

People

Who lives in 82322

158 residents in 69 households, averaging 2.29 people per household. The largest age group is 65+ at 31.6% of residents, and 75.4% of households are families.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1828.5%
18-240.0%
25-346.3%
35-447.6%
45-546.3%
55-6419.6%
65+31.6%

Households

Composition and size

Total households69
Average household size2.29
Family households75.4%
Living alone24.6%
Median age56.5 years
Households with internet89.9%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White95.6%
Other2.5%
Two or more1.9%

Income & work

What people earn in 82322

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$29,153
Poverty rate39.2%
Unemployment rate12.1%
Labor force participation51.3%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k42.0%
$25-50k7.2%
$50-75k0.0%
$75-100k20.3%
$100-150k21.7%
$150-200k5.8%
$200k+2.9%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 1.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 82322

median rent runs $718 a month. This is an owner-majority area — 87.0% of occupied homes are owned, and the typical building went up in 1970.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent$718/mo
Median year built1970
Housing units85
Vacancy rate18.8%

Own vs. rent

Of 69 occupied units

Owner-occupied87.0%
Renter-occupied13.0%
Owner households60
Renter households9

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family82.4%
20+ units17.6%

Getting to work

How 82322 commutes

78.4% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 32.7 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone78.4%
Carpooled11.8%
Public transit5.9%
Worked from home3.9%

Travel time

Mean commute 32.7 minutes

<10 min46.9%
10-196.1%
20-290.0%
30-448.2%
45-594.1%
60+34.7%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 82322

ZIP code 82322 is assigned to Bairoil, WY, and falls within Sweetwater County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 158 people live inside it.

At 30 residents per square mile spread over 5.274 square miles, 82322 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in Bairoil looks like

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 82.4% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1970, making the housing here from the later twentieth century.

The population skews considerably older than the national median, with a median age of 56.5 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.29 people, and 75.4% are family households.

Getting to work takes 32.7 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 78.4% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Bairoil, WY

82322 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

Local costs are modest — median rent here is $718 a month — and accommodation prices in the area tend to be correspondingly reasonable. For reference, Denver, CO is about 218.6 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 82322 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 82322 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 82322 offers a compact profile of Bairoil: 158 residents, 1.8% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 12.1%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 82322 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Bairoil may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 82322

The eight closest postal codes by centroid distance, each with its own full profile. You can also browse every Wyoming ZIP code or use the ZIP Express Lookup to search by city, county or time zone.

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Questions

Common questions about 82322

What city is ZIP code 82322 in?
82322 serves Bairoil, Wyoming, in Sweetwater County, United States.
What is the population of 82322?
About 158 people live in ZIP code 82322, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±99. That works out to roughly 30 people per square mile.
Is 82322 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 1.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 12.1%, and the median age is 56.5. The average commute is 32.7 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 82322 in?
82322 observes Mountain Time (America/Denver). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 82322?
ZIP code 82322 covers 5.274 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 82322 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 82322 reads as a rural area. It holds 30 people per square mile across 5.274 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
How much is rent in 82322?
Median gross rent in 82322 is $718 a month, according to the American Community Survey. Gross rent includes contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels, so it is closer to what a tenant actually pays than a headline rent figure. Of 69 occupied homes here, 9 are rented.
What is the commute like from 82322?
The average one-way commute from 82322 takes about 32.7 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 78.4% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 82322?
About 51 residents of 82322 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 51.3% and the unemployment rate is 12.1%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 82322?
Accommodation in and around Bairoil, WY ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 82322 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Bairoil as the primary place and Sweetwater County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 82322 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 82322. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 82322, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.