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Welcome to Carbon County ...

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

The community of Rawlins is the Seat for Carbon County.

Carbon County is one of the original counties of Wyoming and was founded in 1868.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Carbon had a population of 14,800 people. This is a decrease of 6.61% since the last Census (which gave a population of 15,848 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carbon represented 2.81% of the total population of Wyoming.

Below are some of the communities located in Carbon County:

  • Baggs
    (60 miles [96.6 km] to the southwest)
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    • Baggs is located in Carbon County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baggs <2>
  • Dixon
    (56 miles [90.1 km] to the southwest)
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    • Dixon is located in Carbon County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <2>
  • Elk Mountain
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Encampment
    (34 miles [54.7 km] to the south)
  • Hanna
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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    • Hanna is located in Carbon County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanna <2>
  • Medicine Bow
    (38 miles [61.2 km] to the east)
  • Rawlins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
    • Rawlins is located in Carbon County (WY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,484 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rawlins <2>
  • Riverside
    (33 miles [53.1 km] to the south)
  • Saratoga
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sinclair
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
 

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