Welcome to Elk Mountain ...

The town of Elk Mountain is located in Carbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for Elk Mountain: Elk Mtn. (or less commonly used: Elk Mntn.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elk Mountain has a population of 185 people<2> (see below for details).

Elk Mountain is 7,260 feet [2,213 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Elk Mountain is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Elk Mountain lies within the (307) area code.

The ZIP code for Elk Mountain: 82324<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elk Mountain had an population of 185 people. This is a decrease of 3.14% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elk Mountain had a population of 191 people. This makes Elk Mountain the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Elk Mountain represents 0.03% of the population of Wyoming (which has 563,626 people), making it the state's 83rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 191 people, the population of Elk Mountain has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 192 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Elk Mountain.

Communities Also Named Elk Mountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Elk Mountain - they are located in Nevada and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Elk Mountain ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Elk Mountain.

• Hanna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
  • Hanna is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanna <5>
• Medicine Bow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Bow
  • Medicine Bow is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Bow <5>
• Elmo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Elmo is located in Carbon County
• Rock River
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River
  • Rock River is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock River <5>
• Walcott
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
  • Walcott is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <5>
• Saratoga
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
  • Saratoga is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <5>
• Fort Steele ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Steele
  • Fort Steele is located in Carbon County
• Centennial
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Centennial is located in Albany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centennial <5>
• Rock Creek ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Rock Creek is located in Albany County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Mountain ...

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

Adding Elk Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elk Mountain post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elk Mountain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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