Welcome to Basin ...

The town of Basin is located in Big Horn County<1> and is the County Seat for Big Horn County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Basin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Basin has a population of 1,277 people<2> (see below for details).

Basin is 3,890 feet [1,186 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Basin is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Basin: (307)

The ZIP code for Basin: 82410<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Basin had an population of 1,277 people. This is a decrease of 0.62% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Basin had a population of 1,285 people (which is 11.01% of the total population of Big Horn County). This makes Basin the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Basin represents 0.23% of the population of Wyoming (which has 563,626 people), making it the state's 37th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,285 people, the population of Basin increased 3.8% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,238 people).

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

Communities Also Named Basin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Basin - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Mississippi (2), Montana, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Basin ...

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

• Greybull
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greybull
  • Greybull is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greybull <5>
• Burlington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <5>
• Manderson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manderson
  • Manderson is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manderson <5>
• Otto
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Otto is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <5>
• Otto
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Otto is located in Laramie County
• Flitners Corner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flitners Corner
  • Flitners Corner is located in Big Horn County
• Shell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell
  • Shell is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell <5>
• Emblem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
  • Emblem is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emblem <5>
• Washakie Ten
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washakie Ten have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washakie Ten
  • Washakie Ten is located in Washakie County
• West River ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River
  • West River is located in Washakie County

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 Basin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Basin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Basin ...

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

Adding Basin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Basin post office opened in 1896.

We also found Basin on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Wyoming (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Basin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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