Carter, Wyoming - Dec 3, 2023 (1), 2023
Carter’s story
157 years in pictures
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1964 on.
- 1869Carter is settled
CarterWY
A town in Wyoming.
Land area
3 sq mi
Is Carter a good place to live?
Carter’s January low is 8°F, below both Wyoming’s towns (13°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). Carter’s trail density is 2.9 miles per square mile, above both the Wyoming town median (1.2) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). We don’t grade Carter yet; the figures below are still real.
Getting set up
Moving to Carter: who provides what
Carter is unincorporated, so Uinta County and regional agencies provide most services.
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesUinta CountyUinta County provides services here
Register to voteIn personWyoming has no online registration; you can register in person up to and including Election Day or by mail (received 14 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereUinta County ClerkUinta County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Carter.
Natural hazards
Carter has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 70% of U.S. communities. 75% of Carter’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 8%.
70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Carter’s year
In Carter, the typical July afternoon high is 83°F.
64″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter8–31°
Spring26–53°
Summer44–79°
Fall27–57°
Sep 9
typical first frost
Jun 14
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Carter is
10% of Carter adults worry about having enough food. This Wyoming town tracks Wyoming closely on all 31 CDC measures. Two figures for adults locally: 31% have high blood pressure, 34% sleep under 7 hours.
| Carter | Wyoming towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 68% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 31% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 32% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 21% | 23% |
31 measures vs. Wyoming
0 better31 too close to call0 worse
Evanston Regional Hospital
32.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 2,000 acres
8.9 mi
of trails · 2.9 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Carter
12pages on Carter
The big questions
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Carter; the nearest are
About Carter
Census-designated place in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States
Carter is a census-designated place (CDP) in Uinta County, Wyoming, United States. The community was named after Judge William A. Carter. The population was 10 at the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,503 ft
- Area code
- 307
Questions about Carter
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Carter, WY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Carter yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Wyoming.