PlainZIP

Riverton, WY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Riverton, WY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 19,408. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet RIVERTON-WY · Riverton, WY 1 ZIPs · 19,408 pop · #17685/25278 · Fremont County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $60,449
  • RANK-LOWER #17685/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Pavillion
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 65% owners
  • POP-TOWN 19,408
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $237,800

Nearest income peer: Pavillion, WY ( $3,261 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 Riverton

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Riverton 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, Riverton, WY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
19,408
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,449
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,449 and poverty 13.3% concentrate in 82501.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Riverton as a pure owner town.

Within Wyoming, Lovell is the closest lower-income city and Torrington the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Riverton.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 82501, is all of Riverton

There is no split to weigh here: 82501 holds every one of Riverton's 19,408 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 Riverton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 647 establishments, 5,342 employees , annual payroll $244,075k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 82501 (647 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (91) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Riverton, WY

These ZIP codes sit in Fremont County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Riverton. See the Fremont County roll-up →

Riverton lands mid-pack among the 9 cities sharing Fremont County: Lander, Dubois and Shoshoni earn more and Fort Washakie, Pavillion and Kinnear earn less. Fort Washakie marks the far end of that range at $31,667, 48% below Riverton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
82501 19,408 $60,449 647 8
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Riverton 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 Riverton, .