Welcome to Wright ...

The town of Wright is located in Campbell County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wright has a population of 1,751 people<2> (see below for details).

Wright is 4,920 feet [1,500 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Wright is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

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

Wright is located in the (307) area code.

The ZIP code for Wright: 82732<4>

We don't have a date for the establishment of Wright.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wright had an population of 1,751 people. This is a decrease of 3.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 29.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wright had a population of 1,807 people. This makes Wright the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Wright represents 0.32% of the population of Wyoming (which has 563,626 people), making it the state's 32nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,807 people, the population of Wright increased 34.15% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,347 people).

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

Communities Also Named Wright ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Wright - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wright ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Wright.

• Pleasantdale
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
  • Pleasantdale lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<5> to the northwest of Wright.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Pleasantdale
• Gillette
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillette
  • Gillette lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<5> to the north of Wright.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,220 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Gillette
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gillette<6>
• Linch
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linch
  • Linch lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<5> to the west of Wright.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Linch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linch<6>
• Bill
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bill
  • Bill lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<5> to the south of Wright.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Bill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bill<6>
• Rozet
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozet
  • Rozet lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<5> to the north of Wright.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Rozet
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rozet<6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wright ...

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

Adding Wright to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wright 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 Wright was on a map titled Road Map for Wyoming (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wright.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Campbell County: www.ccg.co.campbell.wy.us/

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