Welcome to Fort Laramie ...

The town of Fort Laramie is located in Goshen County<1> (at the time of its founding, Fort Laramie was located in Laramie County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Laramie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Laramie: Ft. Laramie

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fort Laramie has a population of 226 people<2> (see below for details).

Fort Laramie is 4,230 feet [1,289 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Fort Laramie is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Fort Laramie: (307)

The ZIP code for Fort Laramie: 82212<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fort Laramie had an population of 226 people. This is a decrease of 1.74% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fort Laramie had a population of 230 people. This makes Fort Laramie the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Fort Laramie represents 0.04% of the population of Wyoming (which has 563,626 people), making it the state's 79th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 230 people, the population of Fort Laramie decreased 5.35% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 243 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fort Laramie.

Communities near Fort Laramie ...

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

• Torrington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
  • Torrington is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrington <5>
• Guernsey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
  • Guernsey is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guernsey <5>
• Lingle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingle
  • Lingle is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingle <5>
• Hartville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartville
  • Hartville is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartville <5>
• Sunrise ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
  • Sunrise is located in Platte County
• Jay Em
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Em
  • Jay Em is located in Goshen County
• Veteran
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veteran
  • Veteran is located in Goshen County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veteran <5>
• Wendover ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wendover have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendover
  • Wendover is located in Platte County
• Chugcreek
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugcreek
  • Chugcreek is located in Platte County
• Yoder
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
  • Yoder is located in Goshen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <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 Fort Laramie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Laramie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Laramie ...

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

Adding Fort Laramie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fort Laramie post office opened in 1850.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Laramie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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