Welcome to Wapiti ...

Wapiti is located in Park County<1>.

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

Wapiti is 5,600 feet [1,707 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Wapiti is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Wapiti: 307

The ZIP code for Wapiti: 82450<3>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wapiti ...

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

Adding Wapiti to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wapiti 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 Wapiti was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wapiti post office opened in 1904.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wapiti.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Park, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wapiti - 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 Wapiti). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wapiti or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/