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Welcome to Powder River ...

Powder River is located in Natrona County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Powder River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

A typical abbreviation for Powder River: Powder Riv.

Powder River is 5,710 feet [1,740 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Powder River is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Powder River: 307

The ZIP code for Powder River: 82648<3>

Communities Also Named Powder River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wyoming communities named Powder River: This one is located in Natrona County and the other is located in Johnson County.

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

Communities near Powder River ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Powder River.

  • Hiland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Bessemer ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
    • Bessemer is located in Natrona County
  • Bessemer Bend
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer Bend
    • Bessemer Bend is located in Natrona County
  • Vista West
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista West have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista West
    • Vista West is located in Natrona County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Powder River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Powder River.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Page for Powder River ...

Looking for more information about Powder River? 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.

You can learn more by visiting the TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powder River.

Adding Powder River to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Powder River post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Powder River.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Natrona, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Powder River - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 community (such as Powder River). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Powder River or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/