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Lost Springs, Wyoming
Wyoming›Converse County

Lost SpringsWY

A town of 3, settled in 1911.

Photo: Idunno00923 at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Photo of Lost Springs

Lost Springs, WY · Photo: Idunno00923 at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Lost Springs a good place to live?

Lost Springs’ concentration of trails is 3.0 miles per square mile, where Wyoming’s towns sit at 1.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Lost Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

3 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Lost Springs, WY sign
Lost Springs, WY sign, 2007
Lost Springs’s story

115 years in pictures

Census counts: 207 in 1910, a low of 1 in 2000, 6 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 2 maps from 1970 on.

  • 1911Lost Springs is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Lost Springs: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerWAPA-- Western Area Power AdministrationEIAHIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Lost Springs’ trash rules yet
SchoolsConverse County School District 1Which 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 hereConverse County ClerkConverse County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes82229, 8222482229 67% · 82224 33%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 Lost Springs.

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Lost Springs is inland flooding, at a very high overall level

The risk rating from FEMA for Lost Springs comes to 80 of 100. FEMA puts half of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 27% to wildfires.

80risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
80Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfireCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Lost Springs’ year

A winter brings about 59 inches of snow, with January nights at 13° and July afternoons at 87°.

59″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–38°
Spring30–58°
Summer51–84°
Fall31–61°
Sep 23
typical first frost
May 19
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Outdoors

0% of Lost Springs is conserved land

0.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 58 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Lost Springs Park—1

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lost Springs

12pages on Lost Springs
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Lost Springs; the nearest are

About Lost Springs

Town in Wyoming, United States

Lost Springs is a town in Converse County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6, making it the least populated municipality in Wyoming.

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

Established
1911
Area
0.1 sq mi
Elevation
4,997 ft
ZIP code
82224
Area code
307

Questions about Lost Springs

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Lost Springs, WY a good place to live?

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