Ralston is a community in Park County, Wyoming, home to about 107 people across 5.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 82440, and parts of 82435 are in Ralston too.
Homes sold for a median of $233 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population10719 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$233Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
ZIP codes in Ralston
2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Ralston, WY82440Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ralston. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Ralston
Distances
Nearest major airport
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)318 miles away
Closer regional airport
Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Denver, CO398 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Phoenix, AZ792 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Ralston; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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
Ralston had 240 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 151st largest of 192 towns in Wyoming by population.
Park County grew from 4,909 residents in 1910 to 29,624 in 2020.
Park County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 6.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 11 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Powell Fld Stn, WY weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Park County
10,172 jobs at 1,332 businesses in Park County. The biggest industries by employees:
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 Ralston.
Nearest hospitals
Powell Valley HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · PowellUnder a mile
North Big Horn Hospital DistrictCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Lovell20.1 miles
Cody Regional HealthCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Cody21.0 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
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.
Places in and around Ralston
Parks (1 nearby)
Washington Park · 4 acres1.2 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Albertsons0.8 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Powell Library1.5 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Homesteader Museum1.5 mi
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
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