Town guide

Carpenter, Wyoming

Carpenter is a community in Laramie County, Wyoming across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 82054.

Homes sold for a median of $185 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Price per sq ft$185Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Carpenter

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Carpenter

Distances

Nearest major airportDenver International Airport (DEN)84 miles away
Closer regional airportCheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field (CYS)29 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Denver, CO94 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ671 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Carpenter; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Carpenter

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Carpenter had 93 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2010.

Laramie County grew from 20,181 residents in 1900 to 100,512 in 2020.

Carpenter population by census2010: 94, 2020: 93942010932020

Laramie County, 1900–2020

Laramie County population, 1900 to 20201900: 20,181, 1910: 26,127, 1920: 20,699, 1930: 26,845, 1940: 33,651, 1950: 47,662, 1960: 60,149, 1970: 56,360, 1980: 68,649, 1990: 73,142, 2000: 81,607, 2010: 91,738, 2020: 100,51220K’00’1021K’20’3034K’40’5060K’60’7069K’80’9082K’00’10101K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 15.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 35 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near CarpenterJan: high 40°F, low 13°F, 0.3 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 14°F, 0.4 in; Mar: high 52°F, low 21°F, 0.8 in; Apr: high 59°F, low 30°F, 1.4 in; May: high 68°F, low 40°F, 2.4 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 48°F, 2.1 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 55°F, 2.2 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 53°F, 1.9 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 43°F, 1.9 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 33°F, 1.1 in; Nov: high 49°F, low 21°F, 0.5 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 13°F, 0.4 in40°13°Jan0.342°14°Feb0.452°21°Mar0.859°30°Apr1.468°40°May2.481°48°Jun2.187°55°Jul2.285°53°Aug1.977°43°Sep1.963°33°Oct1.149°21°Nov0.541°13°Dec0.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Carpenter 3n, WY weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Laramie County

37,182 jobs at 3,625 businesses in Laramie County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Laramie CountyHealth care and social assistance: 6,809 jobs; Retail trade: 6,416 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,511 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 3,383 jobs; Professional services: 3,338 jobs; Construction: 2,372 jobs; Finance and insurance: 1,628 jobs; Other services: 1,615 jobsHealth care and social assistance 18% Retail trade 17% Hotels and restaurants 12% Transportation and warehousing 9% Professional services 9% Construction 6% Finance and insurance 4% Other services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Carpenter.

Nearest hospitals

  • Cheyenne Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Cheyenne27.5 miles
  • Cheyenne Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Cheyenne28.9 miles
  • Kimball Health ServicesCritical access hospital · emergency room · Kimball34.4 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Schools in Carpenter

Public schools here are run by Laramie County School District #2. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Carpenter ElementaryCarpenterK–669Public4.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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