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Country around Sinclair is a rural area of about 560 people in Carbon County, Wyoming, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 70 miles from Casper, WY and 187 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $1k a month.
560people
$227kTypical home
$1,475/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
58"Snow
251Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 560 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 187 mi to Denver, CO
- 70 mi to Casper, WY
- 70 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,429/mo)
- Median rent $1,475/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (124 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (766 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 71 mi to CPR airport
- 188 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,634 ft
- 809 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 72 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Wyoming districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 133 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 71 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 84 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.