Dayton, WY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dayton, WY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,073. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet DAYTON-WY · Dayton, WY 1 ZIPs · 1,073 pop · #9467/25278 · Sheridan County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $79,375
  • RANK-UPPER #9467/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Sheridan
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,073
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $329,100

Nearest income peer: Sheridan, WY ( $6,162 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Dayton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Dayton on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Dayton, WY sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 37%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,073
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$79,375
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 82836 (1,073 residents). Household income $79,375 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Dayton as a pure owner town.

Within Wyoming, Cheyenne is the closest lower-income city and Lysite the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 3 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dayton.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 82836, is all of Dayton

There is no split to weigh here: 82836 holds every one of Dayton's 1,073 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Dayton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 27 establishments, 152 employees , annual payroll $4,867k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 82836 (27 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (6) · also Construction · Retail trade .

View your shortlist →

ZIP Codes in Dayton, WY

These ZIP codes sit in Sheridan County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Dayton. See the Sheridan County roll-up →

Dayton lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Sheridan County: Story, Banner and Clearmont earn more and Sheridan, Ranchester and Parkman earn less. Arvada marks the far end of that range at $127,500, 61% above Dayton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
82836 1,073 $79,375 27 1

Dayton roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Dayton, .