Town guide

Farson, Wyoming

Farson is a community in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, home to about 68 people across 24 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 82932.

Homes sold for a median of $234 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.

Population683 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$234Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Farson

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Farson

Distances

Nearest major airportSalt Lake City International Airport (SLC)160 miles away
Closer regional airportSouthwest Wyoming Regional Airport (RKS)38 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Denver, CO286 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ605 miles away

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

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

Who represents Farson

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

Farson had 272 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.

It’s the 167th largest of 192 towns in Wyoming by population.

Sweetwater County grew from 8,455 residents in 1900 to 42,272 in 2020.

Farson population by census2000: 242, 2010: 313, 2020: 272242200031320102722020

Sweetwater County, 1900–2020

Sweetwater County population, 1900 to 20201900: 8,455, 1910: 11,575, 1920: 13,640, 1930: 18,165, 1940: 19,407, 1950: 22,017, 1960: 17,920, 1970: 18,391, 1980: 41,723, 1990: 38,823, 2000: 37,613, 2010: 43,806, 2020: 42,2728K’00’1014K’20’3019K’40’5018K’60’7042K’80’9038K’00’1042K’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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average -4°F. About 7.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 28 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near FarsonJan: high 28°F, low -4°F, 0.3 in; Feb: high 30°F, low -2°F, 0.3 in; Mar: high 43°F, low 14°F, 0.5 in; Apr: high 54°F, low 22°F, 0.8 in; May: high 64°F, low 32°F, 1.5 in; Jun: high 74°F, low 40°F, 1.1 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 45°F, 0.5 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 44°F, 0.7 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 33°F, 0.9 in; Oct: high 57°F, low 22°F, 0.6 in; Nov: high 41°F, low 10°F, 0.3 in; Dec: high 30°F, low -2°F, 0.4 in28°-4°Jan0.330°-2°Feb0.343°14°Mar0.554°22°Apr0.864°32°May1.574°40°Jun1.183°45°Jul0.581°44°Aug0.771°33°Sep0.957°22°Oct0.641°10°Nov0.330°-2°Dec0.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Farson 2nne, WY weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Sweetwater County

15,361 jobs at 1,219 businesses in Sweetwater County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Sweetwater CountyMining, oil and gas: 2,360 jobs; Retail trade: 2,300 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,900 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,873 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,552 jobs; Construction: 1,005 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 760 jobs; Wholesale trade: 650 jobsMining, oil and gas 15% Retail trade 15% Hotels and restaurants 12% Manufacturing 12% Health care and social assistance 10% Construction 7% Transportation and warehousing 5% Wholesale trade 4%

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

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Memorial Hospital Sweetwater CountyCritical access hospital · emergency room · Rock Springs34.4 miles
  • Sublette County HealthGeneral hospital · emergency room · Pinedale57.7 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Farson

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Big Sandy Park · 12 acres2.4 mi
  • Bicentennial Park · 3 acres2.2 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Farson

Public schools here are run by Sweetwater County School District #1. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Farson-Eden ElementaryFarsonK–545Public2.1 mi
Farson-Eden Middle SchoolFarson6–839Public2.1 mi
Farson-Eden High SchoolFarson9–1253Public2.1 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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