Welcome to Sundance ...

The town of Sundance is located in Crook County<1> and is the County Seat for Crook County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sundance, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sundance has a population of 1,292 people<2> (see below for details).

Sundance is 4,710 feet [1,436 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Sundance is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Sundance lies within the (307) area code.

The ZIP code for Sundance: 82729<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sundance had an population of 1,292 people. This is an increase of 9.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sundance had a population of 1,182 people (which is 16.69% of the total population of Crook County). This makes Sundance the county's most populous community.

The population of Sundance represents 0.21% of the total population of Wyoming (which has 563,626 people), making it the state's 38th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,182 people, the population of Sundance increased 1.81% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,161 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sundance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Sundance - they are located in British Columbia, Florida, Manitoba, Montana, New Mexico, South Carolina and Utah.

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

Communities near Sundance ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sundance.

• Tinton ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinton
  • Tinton is located in Lawrence County (SD)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 477 people
• Linden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Crook County
• Moskee ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moskee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moskee
  • Moskee is located in Crook County
• Beulah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Beulah is located in Crook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <6>
• Aladdin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aladdin
  • Aladdin is located in Crook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aladdin <6>
• Alva
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
  • Alva is located in Crook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <6>
• Devils Tower
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Tower
  • Devils Tower is located in Crook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Tower <6>
• Horton ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Horton is located in Weston County
• Carlile
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlile
  • Carlile is located in Crook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlile <6>
• Pine Haven
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Haven
  • Pine Haven is located in Crook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Haven <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 Sundance. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sundance.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sundance. 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 Sundance.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sundance. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sundance.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sundance ...

Looking for more information about Sundance? 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 Sundance, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sundance.

Adding Sundance to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sundance 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 Sundance was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Sundance post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sundance.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sundance. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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