Welcome to Byron ...

The town of Byron is located in Big Horn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Byron, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Byron has a population of 602 people<2> (see below for details).

Byron is 4,020 feet [1,225 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Byron is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Byron: (307)

The ZIP code for Byron: 82412<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Byron had an population of 602 people. This is an increase of 1.52% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Byron had a population of 593 people (which is 5.08% of the total population of Big Horn County). This makes Byron the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Byron represents 0.11% of the total population of Wyoming (which has 563,626 people), making it the state's 52nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 593 people, the population of Byron increased 6.46% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 557 people).

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

Communities Also Named Byron ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Byron - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia (4), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Byron ...

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

• Powell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Powell is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <5>
• Lovell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell
  • Lovell is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovell <5>
• Cowley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowley
  • Cowley is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowley <5>
• Deaver
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deaver
  • Deaver is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deaver <5>
• Frannie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frannie
  • Frannie is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frannie <5>
• Garland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Garland is located in Park County
• Kane ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
  • Kane is located in Big Horn County
• Ralston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
  • Ralston is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <5>
• Emblem
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
  • Emblem is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emblem <5>
• Burlington
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byron ...

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

Adding Byron to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Byron post office opened in 1900.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Byron.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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