Welcome to Alpine ...

The town of Alpine is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alpine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Alpine has a population of 930 people<2> (see below for details).

Alpine is 5,680 feet [1,731 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Alpine is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Alpine is located in the (307) area code.

The ZIP code for Alpine: 83128<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Alpine had an population of 930 people. This is an increase of 12.32% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 69.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Alpine had a population of 828 people. This makes Alpine the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Alpine represents 0.15% of the total population of Wyoming (which has 563,626 people), making it the state's 47th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 828 people, the population of Alpine increased 50.55% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 550 people).

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

Communities Also Named Alpine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Alpine - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (3), California (3), Colorado (2), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia (3) and Washington.

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

Communities near Alpine ...

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

• Star Valley Ranch
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Valley Ranch
  • Star Valley Ranch is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
• Thayne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayne
  • Thayne is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayne <5>
• Etna
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
  • Etna is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Etna <5>
• Freedom
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Freedom is located in Caribou County (ID)
• Freedom
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
  • Freedom is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <5>
• Caribou City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou City
  • Caribou City is located in Bonneville County (ID)
• Hoback
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoback
  • Hoback is located in Teton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoback <5>
• Keenan City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keenan City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan City
  • Keenan City is located in Bonneville County (ID)
• Palisades
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
  • Palisades is located in Bonneville County (ID)
• Bedford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <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 Alpine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alpine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alpine ...

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

Adding Alpine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alpine post office opened in 1918.

We also found Alpine on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Wyoming (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alpine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/