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Granger Stage Station
Wyoming›Sweetwater County

GrangerWY

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Is Granger a good place to live?

Only 2 of the 29 Wyoming towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Granger. Granger Station and ETR Big Island Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Granger has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Granger stand out

Where Granger beats most towns.

Small town

97 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Granger Station
Granger Station · National Register of Historic Places
Granger’s story

157 years in pictures

Census counts: 136 in 1920, a peak of 177 in 1980, 98 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1856 and 2 maps from 1961 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1869Granger is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Granger: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Granger, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerBridger Valley Elec AssnEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterTown of Granger water system2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Granger’s trash rules yet
SchoolsSweetwater County School District 2Which school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereSweetwater County ClerkSweetwater County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code8293482934 100%Census 2020

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 Granger.

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Granger

Granger has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 86° and January nights drop to 6°.

86°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter7–32°
Spring27–56°
Summer46–82°
Fall27–59°
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
86°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Schools

The schools Granger’s kids attend

Its public schools are run by the Sweetwater County School District #2. Its one school is below.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Granger ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5Grades K–53–

NCES · EDFacts

Natural hazards

Granger faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.

62risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
62High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

Compared with most of Wyoming and the rest of the country, more of Granger’s adults have diabetes

15% of adults have diabetes in Granger, above both the Wyoming town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). 39% of adults have high blood pressure in Granger. Among 29 Wyoming towns, just 1 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Granger.

GrangerWyoming townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)18%14%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%11%12%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)40%32%36%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)20%15%14%
31 measures vs. Wyoming
0 better13 too close to call18 worse
What stands outGrangerWY
More adults with COPD10%7%
More adults facing food insecurity13.8%9.7%
More smokers19.8%14%
Memorial Hospital Sweetwater County
53.3 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

2.9% of Granger is conserved land

In the comparison, Granger comes against 8.8% in Wyoming’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. 2.8 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Granger is 1.1 miles per square mile.

2.9%conserved
GrangerWyoming townsU.S. towns
Conserved land2.9%8.8%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile1.1 miles per square mile1.20.4
2.9%
conserved · 48 of 1,648 acres
2.8 mi
of trails · 1.1 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Granger

17pages on Granger
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Granger; the nearest are

About Granger

Town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States

Granger is a town along Blacks Fork near the western edge of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2020 census, Granger had a population of 98. It is located near the confluence of the Blacks Fork and the Hams Fork rivers. The geography of the area is flat with semi-arid scrub.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
2.5 sq mi
Elevation
6,273 ft
ZIP code
82934
Area code
307

Questions about Granger

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Granger, WY a good place to live?

Granger has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.