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Country around Encampment is a rural area of about 867 people in Carbon County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 99 miles from Fort Collins, CO and 139 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 85 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $247k and rent runs about $1k a month.
867people
$247kTypical home
$1,147/moRent
78° / 29°Summer / winter
85"Snow
251Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 867 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Denver, CO
- 99 mi to Fort Collins, CO
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,557/mo)
- Median rent $1,147/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 37°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 85" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (766 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 20% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to HDN airport
- 142 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 8,147 ft
- 767 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 91 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+58 in 2024
- Wyoming: R+46 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk