Casper, Wyoming
city in and county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Casper is an American city in the state of Wyoming. It is in Natrona County. About 60,000 people live in Casper. Casper has an area of about 27 square miles and sits at an elevation of 5,150 feet.
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Casper, Wyoming | |
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Nickname: "The Oil City" | |
Coordinates: 42°51′0″N 106°19′30″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wyoming |
County | Natrona |
Government | |
• Type | Council–manager[1] |
Area | |
• City | 26.88 sq mi (69.62 km2) |
• Land | 26.55 sq mi (68.76 km2) |
• Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2) |
Elevation | 5,150 ft (1,560 m) |
Population | |
• City | 59,038 |
• Rank | 2nd in Wyoming |
• Density | 2,223.9/sq mi (858.7/km2) |
• Urban | 64,548 |
• Metro | 79,955 |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
ZIP Codes | 82601–82602, 82604–82605, 82609, 82615, 82630, 82638, 82646 |
Area code | 307 |
FIPS code | 56-13150[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 1586424[5] |
Website | casperwy.gov |
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