Welcome to Cody ...

The city of Cody is located in Park County<1> (at the time of its founding, Cody was located in Big Horn County) and is the County Seat for Park County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cody, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cody has a population of 9,830 people<2> (see below for details).

Cody is 5,080 feet [1,548 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Cody is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Cody is located in the (307) area code.

The ZIP code for Cody: 82414<4>

Websites for Cody ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.codychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cody, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cody had an population of 9,830 people. This is an increase of 3.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cody had a population of 9,520 people (which is 33.75% of the total population of Park County). This makes Cody the county's most populous community.

The population of Cody represents 1.69% of the total population of Wyoming (which has 563,626 people), making it the state's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,520 people, the population of Cody increased 7.75% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,835 people).

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

Communities Also Named Cody ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Cody - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri (2), Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Cody ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Cody.

• Ralston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
  • Ralston is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <5>
• Wapiti
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapiti
  • Wapiti is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapiti <5>
• Powell
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Powell is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <5>
• Clark
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Clark is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <5>
• Garland
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Garland is located in Park County
• Meeteetse
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeteetse
  • Meeteetse is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meeteetse <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 Cody. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cody.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cody. Our list includes 19 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cody.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cody ...

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

Adding Cody to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cody 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 Cody was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cody post office opened in 1896.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cody.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Park County: www.parkcounty.us/

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