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Welcome to Torrington ...

The city of Torrington is located in Goshen County<1> (at the time of its founding, Torrington was located in Laramie County) and is the County Seat for Goshen County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Torrington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Torrington has a population of 6,561 people<2> (see below for details).

Torrington is 4,100 feet [1,250 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Torrington is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Torrington, you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Torrington: 307

The ZIP code for Torrington: 82240<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Torrington had an population of 6,561 people. This is an increase of 0.92% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.59% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Torrington had a population of 6,501 people (which is 48.44% of the total population of Goshen County). This makes Torrington the county's most populous community.

The population of Torrington represents 1.15% of the total population of Wyoming (which has 563,626 people), making it the state's 14th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,501 people, the population of Torrington increased 12.55% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,776 people).

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

Communities Also Named Torrington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Torrington - they are located in Alberta and Connecticut.

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

Websites for Torrington ...

Official Website:   www.city-of-torrington.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.torringtonterritory.com/

Communities near Torrington ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Torrington. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Torrington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Torrington ...

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

Adding Torrington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Torrington 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 Torrington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Torrington post office opened in 1889.

We also found Torrington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Torrington.

The official website for Torrington: www.city-of-torrington.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Goshen, 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 Torrington.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Torrington - 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 city (such as Torrington). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Torrington or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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