{"id":8942,"date":"2023-10-10T19:14:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T19:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=8942"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:20:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:20:45","slug":"campbell-county-wyoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/campbell-county-wyoming\/","title":{"rendered":"Campbell County, Wyoming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Campbell County is a county in Wyoming, United States, in the Powder River Basin, in the northeastern part of the state. It had a population of 47,026 at the 2020 census and covers 4,807 square miles (12,450 km2) centred near 44&deg;14&prime;N 105&deg;33&prime;W.<\/p>\n<p>Gillette is the county seat, and its postal code is 82716. The county has one city, one town, one census-designated place and more than a dozen unincorporated communities. It lies in the Mountain time zone and carries FIPS code 56005.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Campbell County<\/h2>\n<p>Campbell County has 20 named places in this list, only two of them incorporated (Gillette as a city, Wright as a town); the rest are a census-designated place and a scatter of unincorporated ranching and rail communities across the county&#8217;s grassland and coal country. &ldquo;CDP&rdquo; marks a Census Bureau-defined place with no town government; &ldquo;Unincorp.&rdquo; marks a named locality with no municipal boundary at all.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Gillette<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>33,403<\/td>\n<td>82716<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wright<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>82732<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sleepy Hollow<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>82716<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rozet<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>82727<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Recluse<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>82725<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wyodak<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>82716<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Savageton<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>82716<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weston<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>82731<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Adon<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Antelope Valley<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Collins Heights<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Crestview<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Croton<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Echeta<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pleasantdale<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rockypoint<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spotted Horse<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sunburst<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Teckla<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Turnercrest<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wildcat<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>82716 &mdash; Gillette (also serves Sleepy Hollow, Wyodak and Savageton)<\/li>\n<li>82717 &mdash; Gillette (PO Box addresses only)<\/li>\n<li>82718 &mdash; Gillette (the county&#8217;s largest ZIP by population)<\/li>\n<li>82725 &mdash; Recluse<\/li>\n<li>82727 &mdash; Rozet<\/li>\n<li>82731 &mdash; Weston<\/li>\n<li>82732 &mdash; Wright (PO Box addresses only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Smaller unincorporated communities such as Adon, Antelope Valley, Collins Heights, Crestview, Croton, Echeta, Pleasantdale, Rockypoint, Spotted Horse, Sunburst, Teckla, Turnercrest and Wildcat have no ZIP code of their own and are served by the nearest Gillette or Rozet post office.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Campbell County lies in the Powder River Basin, a broad expanse of rolling grassland, sagebrush rangeland and low buttes that holds the largest coal reserves in the United States. Part of the Thunder Basin National Grassland lies within the county, and the Belle Fourche and Powder Rivers both cross its territory. Campbell County borders Powder River County, Montana, to the north; Crook County to the northeast; <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/weston-county\/\">Weston County<\/a> to the southeast; <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/converse-county\/\">Converse County<\/a> to the south; <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/johnson-county-wyoming\/\">Johnson County<\/a> to the southwest; and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/sheridan-county-wyoming\/\">Sheridan County<\/a> to the west, with <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/crook-county-wyoming\/\">Crook County<\/a> also touching its eastern edge.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Campbell County had a population of 47,026 at the 2020 census, the third-highest of any Wyoming county. Gillette, with 33,403 residents, is by far the largest community; Wright is the county&#8217;s only other incorporated place. Median household income in the county runs above the Wyoming median of $72,415, reflecting the county&#8217;s coal, oil and gas wage base. With most of its 4,803 square miles of land given over to open rangeland, the county&#8217;s overall density is under 10 people per square mile, even though Gillette itself is a compact small city.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Coal mining drives the county economy; Gillette calls itself the &ldquo;Energy Capital of the Nation,&rdquo; and Wyoming&#8217;s Powder River Basin mines, including the Eagle Butte mine north of the city, supply roughly a third of the coal burned in the United States. Oil and coalbed methane development supplement the coal industry. Gillette College serves as the county&#8217;s higher-education anchor, and Campbell County Memorial Hospital, a designated trauma center, is the county&#8217;s principal hospital. The Donkey Creek Festival, held each June at Gillette College, is the county&#8217;s best-known annual community event.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Campbell County was organized on February 21, 1911, carved out of Crook and Weston Counties. It is named for either John Allen Campbell, the first governor of Wyoming Territory, or Robert Campbell, an early fur trader and trapper; sources differ on which Campbell the name honors. The county&#8217;s fortunes shifted sharply from open-range ranching to large-scale strip-mining coal extraction in the 1970s, when rising national energy demand turned the Powder River Basin into the country&#8217;s leading coal-producing region, a status it still holds.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 90 crosses the county through Gillette, and US Routes 14 and 16 along with Wyoming Highways 50, 51, 59, 387 and 450 connect its smaller communities. Gillette Campbell County Airport offers commercial air service directly from the county seat.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sheridan &mdash; about 75 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Rapid City, South Dakota &mdash; about 130 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Casper &mdash; about 110 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Buffalo &mdash; about 60 miles southwest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Campbell County, Wyoming?<\/strong><br \/>It sits in the Powder River Basin in the northeastern part of Wyoming, bordering Montana to the north.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Campbell County?<\/strong><br \/>47,026 people at the 2020 census, the third-highest county total in Wyoming.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Campbell County?<\/strong><br \/>4,807 square miles (12,450 km2), of which 4,803 square miles is land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Campbell County?<\/strong><br \/>Gillette is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Campbell County?<\/strong><br \/>One city (Gillette), one town (Wright), one census-designated place and roughly a dozen and a half unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Campbell County?<\/strong><br \/>82716, 82717 and 82718 for Gillette, 82732 for Wright, 82727 for Rozet, 82725 for Recluse and 82731 for Weston.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Campbell County&#8217;s main industry?<\/strong><br \/>Coal mining. The county&#8217;s Powder River Basin mines supply a large share of the coal used for electricity generation in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/wyoming\/\">Towns and villages in Wyoming<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Campbell County is a county in Wyoming, United States, in the Powder River Basin, in the northeastern part of the state. It had a population of 47,026 at the 2020 census and covers 4,807 square miles (12,450 km2) centred near 44&deg;14&prime;N 105&deg;33&prime;W. Gillette is the county seat, and its postal code is 82716. 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