Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 8 min5:37 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:30 am – 4:43 pm
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People20 residentsin the ZIP code area10 households0% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 49°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 7°F11 in of rain a year, on about 28 dayswettest month May31 in of snow a year, on about 13 days15 days above 90°F, 206 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Baggs station, 19 mi away
Parks and public landsReader Cemeteryhistoric site · 6.7 miSteamboat Lake State Parkstate park · 24.6 mi · 166 acresPearl Lake State Parkstate park · 28.5 miMedicine Bow National Forestnational forest · 36.0 mi · 111 acresRoutt National Forestnational forest · 42.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 6 Apr 199935 mi away, near Wamsutter, WyomingMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 14 Sep 202436 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowCarbon County, WY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality100% of days had good air in 2025362 of 362 days measuredNo moderate or unhealthy daysMedian index 8, worst day 43main pollutant: nitrogen dioxideSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Carbon County monitors, WY
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Rawlins Water Supplyserves 9,006 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2023: surface water treatment, treatment technique34 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation7,179 ft2,188 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeSlater Post Office5.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportYampa Valley Airport HDN41 miUS highwayUS 4037 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 82332 ZIP area.
