Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot · National Register of Historic Places
Powder River’s story
122 years in pictures
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1904Powder River is settled
Powder RiverWY
A town in Wyoming.
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Settled
1904
122 years ago
Is Powder River a good place to live?
Big Horn Hotel and Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Depot is on the National Register of Historic Places. We don’t grade Powder River yet; the figures below are still real.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Powder River.
Outdoors
23.9% of Powder River is conserved land
23.9%conserved
13 miles of trail. Powder River’s concentration of trails stands at 2.3 miles per square mile.
23.9%
conserved · 908 of 3,799 acres
13 mi
of trails · 2.3 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Powder River
88°summer high
July afternoons reach 88° and January nights drop to 12°.
Typical low → high °F
Winter13–35°
Spring30–57°
Summer50–84°
Fall31–60°
Sep 22
typical first frost
May 30
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
88°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Powder River: inland flooding
57risk score of 100
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Powder River than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingAvalanchesWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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Everything we know about Powder River
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Out and about
Day to day
Getting set up
Moving to Powder River: who provides what
Powder River is unincorporated, so Natrona County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerHigh Plains Power14.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesNatrona CountyNatrona 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 hereNatrona County ClerkNatrona County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code8264882648 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.
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Powder River; the nearest are
Questions about Powder River
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Powder River, WY a good place to live?
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