{"id":8969,"date":"2023-10-11T09:59:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T09:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=8969"},"modified":"2026-08-18T00:28:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:28:42","slug":"platte-county-wyoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/platte-county-wyoming\/","title":{"rendered":"Platte County, Wyoming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Platte County is a county in Wyoming, United States, on the North Platte River, from which it takes its name. It had a population of 8,605 at the 2020 census and covers 2,111 square miles (5,468 km2) of land and water, of which 2,084 square miles (5,398 km2) is land, centred near 42°08′N 104°58′W.<\/p>\n

Wheatland is the county seat, and its postal code is 82201. The county has five incorporated towns, seven census-designated places, and several unincorporated communities. Platte County sits in the Mountain Time Zone.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Platte County<\/h2>\n

Nineteen named places appear across Platte County’s incorporated towns, census-designated places, and unincorporated communities. Wheatland is the only city; Chugwater, Glendo, Guernsey, and Hartville are incorporated towns; the rest are CDPs or unincorporated crossroads with no municipal government.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Wheatland<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n3,588<\/td>\n82201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chugwater<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n82210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glendo<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n82213<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guernsey<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n82214<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hartville<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n82215<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chugcreek<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n82210<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
El Rancho<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n82201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lakeview North<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n82213<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Slater<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n82201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Westview Circle<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n82201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whiting<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n82201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Y-O Ranch<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n82213<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bordeaux<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n82201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diamond<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n82214<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dwyer<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n82213<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dwyer Junction<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n82213<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uva<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n82201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wendover<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n82201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunrise<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n82215<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Sunrise is a ghost town next to Hartville, once home to one of Wyoming’s largest iron-ore mines; it carries no population count today. The five CDPs and unincorporated places clustered around Wheatland (El Rancho, Slater, Westview Circle, Whiting) are rural subdivisions rather than historic settlements, and share Wheatland’s 82201 ZIP.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n