Welcome to Wray ...

The city of Wray is located in Yuma County<1> and is the County Seat for Yuma County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wray, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

The city was incorporated June 22, 1906.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wray has a population of 2,360 people<2> (see below for details).

Wray is 3,530 feet [1,076 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Wray is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Wray (for example, toward Stratton (NE)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Wray: (970)

The ZIP code for Wray: 80758<4>

Websites for Wray ...

Official Website: www.wrayco.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wray had an population of 2,360 people. This is an increase of 0.77% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.91% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wray had a population of 2,342 people (or 23.32% of the total population of Yuma County). This makes Wray the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Wray represents 0.05% of the population of Colorado (which has 5,029,196 people), making it the state's 105th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,342 people, the population of Wray increased 7.09% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,187 people).

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

Communities Also Named Wray ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wray - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Wray ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Wray.

• Eckley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
  • Eckley is located in Yuma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eckley <5>
• Haigler
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haigler
  • Haigler is located in Dundy County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haigler <5>
• Laird
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
  • Laird is located in Yuma County
• Vernon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <5>
• Idalia
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idalia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idalia
  • Idalia is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idalia <5>
• Yuma
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
  • Yuma is located in Yuma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yuma <5>
• Parks
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
  • Parks is located in Dundy County (NE)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parks <5>
• Saint Francis
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
  • Saint Francis is located in Cheyenne County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francis <5>

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 Wray. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wray.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wray. 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 Wray.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wray. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Wray.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wray ...

Looking for more information about Wray? 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 Wray, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wray.

Adding Wray to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wray 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 Wray was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Wray post office opened in 1882.

We also found Wray in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wray.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wray: www.wrayco.net/

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