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Welcome to Opal ...The town of Opal is located in Lincoln County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Opal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Opal has a population of 109 people<2> (see below for details). Opal is 6,660 feet [2,030 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Opal is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level. Time Zone: Opal lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Opal lies within the (307) area code. The ZIP code for Opal: 83124<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Opal had an population of 109 people. This is an increase of 13.54% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.86% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Opal had a population of 96 people. This makes Opal the county's 9th most populous community. The population of Opal represents 0.02% of the total population of Wyoming (which has 563,626 people), making it the state's 93rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 96 people, the population of Opal decreased 5.88% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 102 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Opal. Communities Also Named Opal ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wyoming communities named Opal: This one is located in Lincoln County and the other is located in Uinta County. Beyond Wyoming, there are 13 communities that are also named Opal - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas (3), Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Opal. Communities near Opal ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Opal.
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 Opal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Opal. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Opal. 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 Opal. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Opal. See our Newspapers Page for Opal. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Opal ...Looking for more information about Opal? 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 Opal, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Opal. Adding Opal to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Opal 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 Opal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Opal. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Opal. 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/ Footnotes ...
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