ZIP Code 82844 — undefined, WY Demographics & Data

ZIP code 82844 covers WY in Sheridan County with a population of about 11.

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

WY fits a retirement-oriented profile (high share of residents 65+ (100.0%)). Residents and relocators commonly research healthcare access, everyday amenities (dining, personal services), and housing costs rather than tech or campus life.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 0.0%.

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Agriculture; a mean commute of about 11.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 0.0% (about 65.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for WY as Relatively Low (composite score 65.2), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (93.9) and flood (74.4). 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 WY show little to no average snow and around 18.0 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 1 for ZIP 82844 (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.