Welcome to Sheridan ...

The city of Sheridan is located in Sheridan County<1> (at the time of its founding, Sheridan was located in Johnson County) and is the County Seat for Sheridan County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sheridan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sheridan has a population of 18,011 people<2> (see below for details).

Sheridan is 3,840 feet [1,170 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Sheridan is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Sheridan lies within the (307) area code.

The ZIP code for Sheridan: 82801<4>

Websites for Sheridan ...

Official Website: www.city-sheridan-wy.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sheridan had an population of 18,011 people. This is an increase of 3.25% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sheridan had a population of 17,444 people (or 59.91% of the total population of Sheridan County). This makes Sheridan the county's most populous community.

The population of Sheridan represents 3.09% of the population of Wyoming (which has 563,626 people), making it the state's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 17,444 people, the population of Sheridan increased 10.38% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 15,804 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sheridan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Sheridan - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sheridan ...

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

• Ranchester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchester
  • Ranchester is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranchester <5>
• Dayton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
• Kleenburn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleenburn
  • Kleenburn is located in Sheridan County
• Big Horn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Horn
  • Big Horn is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Horn <5>
• Wyarno
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyarno
  • Wyarno is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyarno <5>
• Beckton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
  • Beckton is located in Sheridan County
• Wolf
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
  • Wolf is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf <5>
• Banner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
  • Banner is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banner <5>
• Decker
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
  • Decker is located in Big Horn County (MT)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decker <5>
• Story
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Story is located in Sheridan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sheridan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sheridan.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sheridan. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sheridan.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sheridan ...

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

Adding Sheridan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sheridan post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sheridan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sheridan: www.city-sheridan-wy.com/

The official website for Sheridan County: www.sheridancounty.com/

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