Welcome to Wiley ...

The town of Wiley is located in Prowers County<1>.

The location of Wiley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wiley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

The town was incorporated January 28, 1909.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wiley has a population of 395 people<3> (see below for details).

Wiley is 3,740 feet [1,140 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Wiley is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Wiley lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Wiley and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Wiley: (719)

The ZIP code for Wiley: 81092<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wiley had an population of 395 people. This is a decrease of 2.47% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wiley had a population of 405 people. This makes Wiley the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 405 people, the population of Wiley decreased 16.15% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 483 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wiley.

Communities Also Named Wiley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Wiley - they are located in Alabama (3), British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wiley.

Communities near Wiley ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wiley.

• Lamar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Lamar is located in Prowers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <6>
• Kornman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kornman
  • Kornman is located in Prowers County
• McClave
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClave
  • McClave is located in Bent County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClave <6>
• Hasty
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
  • Hasty is located in Bent County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hasty <6>
• Caddoa ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddoa
  • Caddoa is located in Bent County
• Grote
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grote
  • Grote is located in Prowers County
• Chivington
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington
  • Chivington is located in Kiowa County
• Eads
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eads
  • Eads is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eads <6>
• Fort Lyon
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lyon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lyon
  • Fort Lyon is located in Bent County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lyon <6>
• Granada
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
  • Granada is located in Prowers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granada <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wiley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wiley.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wiley. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wiley.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wiley. See our Newspapers Page for Wiley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wiley ...

Looking for more information about Wiley? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wiley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wiley.

Adding Wiley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wiley in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wiley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Wiley post office opened in 1907.

We also found Wiley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wiley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wiley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Prowers County: www.prowerscounty.net/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/