PlainZIP

Shell, WY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shell, WY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 250. 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 SHELL-WY · Shell, WY 1 ZIPs · 250 pop · #17838/25278 · Big Horn County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-UNK

  • INC-MID $60,069
  • RANK-LOWER #17838/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lovell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 250
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-UNK Homes pending

Nearest income peer: Lovell, WY (+ $226 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 Shell

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

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
250
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,069
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 $60,069 and poverty 4.0% concentrate in 82441.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Shell as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 82441, is all of Shell

There is no split to weigh here: 82441 holds every one of Shell's 250 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 Shell's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 12 establishments, 80 employees , annual payroll $2,507k (~48 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 82441 (12 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Shell, WY

These ZIP codes sit in Big Horn County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shell. See the Big Horn County roll-up →

Shell sits in the lower half of Big Horn County on income: Greybull, Basin and Cowley report more, Deaver and Manderson report less. Burlington marks the far end of that range at $103,958, 73% above Shell.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
82441 250 $60,069 12 1
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Shell 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 Shell, .