Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 37 min5:23 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 47 min7:44 am – 4:31 pm
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People377 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 63.8189 householdsMedian household income $65,815Median home value $590,10087% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,254 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate48% of adults are in the labour force, 175 employedMain industries: construction 79%, farming, forestry and mining 14%, education and health care 5%Average commute 26 minutes100% drive aloneSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages49% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 36°F, lows 10°F18 in of rain a year, on about 49 dayswettest month May68 in of snow a year, on about 32 days24 days above 90°F, 197 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dayton station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksKiewit Reservoir Number 2reservoir · 2.6 miFreeze Out Pointpeak · 4.1 miColumbus Peakpeak · 3.4 miKiewit Herb Creek Reservoir Number 1reservoir · 4.7 miDinwiddie Lakelake · 6.7 miSouth Tongue Riverriver · 6.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKerns Wildlife Habitat Management Areastate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 4,948 acresAmsden Creek Wildlife Habitat Management Areastate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 3,905 acresCuster National Forestnational forest · 9.0 mi · 1,115,754 acresConner Battlefieldstate historic site · 14.6 miBighorn National Forestnational forest · 20.6 mi · 180 acresTrail Endstate park · 25.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 10 Aug 197644 mi away, near Birney, MontanaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 13 Feb 199841 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSheridan County, WY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality89% of days had good air in 2025320 of 359 days measured39 moderate daysMedian index 27, worst day 75main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Sheridan County monitors, WY
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription16% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Sheridanserves 22,700 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation6,669 ft2,033 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSheridan Veterans Affairs Medical Center24.1 miPost officeParkman Post Office6.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportSheridan County Airport SHR26 miInterstateI-909.4 miUS highwayOld US Hwy 877.0 miCoachSheridanJefferson Lines27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 82838 ZIP area.
