ZIP Code 82212 — Fort Laramie town, WY Demographics & Data

ZIP code 82212 covers Fort Laramie, WY in Goshen County with a population of about 741.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 60.0 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 307; U.S. House district WY-00; the CHEYENNE - SCOTTSBLUF media market.

Fort Laramie, WY reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (base-related place names in city/county context). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

Median household income in ZIP 82212 is about $66,914 — about 11% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 9.8%; unemployment rate near 0.8%; 35.9% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 2.2 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Agriculture, Wholesale trade, and Retail trade; about 29.2% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 14.0 points above the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 177.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $232,100 — about 33% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $493 (about 58% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 80.5% (about 15.1 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 82212 in Fort Laramie, WY, a household would need roughly $64,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,491. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($66,914). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Fort Laramie town, WY as Very Low (composite score 28.5), which is relatively lower than many U.S. communities. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (72.6) and flood (31.0). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Fort Laramie town, WY show little to no average snow and around 14.1 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 50 for ZIP 82212 (Fort Laramie town, WY) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.