Welcome to Bairoil ...

The town of Bairoil is located in Sweetwater County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bairoil, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Bairoil has a population of 98 people<2> (see below for details).

Bairoil is 6,830 feet [2,082 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bairoil is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Bairoil: 307

The ZIP code for Bairoil: 82322<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bairoil had an population of 98 people. This is a decrease of 7.55% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bairoil had a population of 106 people. This makes Bairoil the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Bairoil represents 0.02% of the population of Wyoming (which has 563,626 people), making it the state's 91st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 106 people, the population of Bairoil increased 9.28% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 97 people).

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

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bairoil. See our Newspapers Page for Bairoil.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bairoil ...

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

Adding Bairoil to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bairoil 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 Bairoil was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bairoil post office opened in 1924.

We also found Bairoil on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bairoil.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Sweetwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bairoil.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bairoil - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Bairoil). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bairoil or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/