Welcome to Saratoga ...

The town of Saratoga is located in Carbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saratoga, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saratoga has a population of 1,613 people<2> (see below for details).

Saratoga is 6,790 feet [2,070 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Saratoga is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Saratoga lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Saratoga is located in the (307) area code.

The ZIP code for Saratoga: 82331<4>

Websites for Saratoga ...

Official Website: www.saratogawyo.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saratoga had an population of 1,613 people. This is a decrease of 4.56% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saratoga had a population of 1,690 people (or 10.64% of the total population of Carbon County). This makes Saratoga the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Saratoga represents 0.3% of the total population of Wyoming (which has 563,626 people), making it the state's 33rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,690 people, the population of Saratoga decreased 2.09% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,726 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Saratoga.

Communities Also Named Saratoga ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 25 communities that are also named Saratoga - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saratoga.

Communities near Saratoga ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Saratoga.

• Grand Encampment
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Encampment came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Encampment
  • Grand Encampment is located in Carbon County
• Encampment
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encampment
  • Encampment is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Encampment <6>
• Riverside
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <6>
• Walcott
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
  • Walcott is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <6>
• Fort Steele ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Steele
  • Fort Steele is located in Carbon County
• Elk Mountain
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
  • Elk Mountain is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Mountain <6>
• Sinclair
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
  • Sinclair is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinclair <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Saratoga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saratoga.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saratoga. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saratoga.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saratoga. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Saratoga.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saratoga ...

Looking for more information about Saratoga? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Saratoga, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saratoga.

Adding Saratoga to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saratoga in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Saratoga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Saratoga post office opened in 1884.

We also found Saratoga in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saratoga.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Saratoga: www.saratogawyo.com/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/