Albany Wyoming Map

About Albany, Wyoming

Albany is a locality in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 31. The population density is 1.1 people per km². Albany is located at 41.1841°N, 106.1320°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 82070.

Albany emerges from the high-altitude landscape as a quiet outpost defined by the persistent flow of the South Fork Little Laramie River. It lies 29.4 miles west-southwest of Laramie, WY (from Laramie, WY: bearing 253°T), and is situated 68.6 miles northwest of Fort Collins. The terrain here is dominated by a rugged, scrub-brushed expanse where the air holds a thin, crystalline quality that sharpens the horizon at dusk. To the west, the landscape drops into the deep, quiet shadow of Hells Canyon, while the broader surroundings are defined by the expansive, wind-swept reach of Medicine Bow National Forest. The light in Albany often turns a bruised, metallic violet as the sun retreats, casting long shadows across the sagebrush that seem to pull the very earth into a state of watchful stillness.

Albany retains a weathered character that speaks to its origins as a settlement forged by the demanding labor of the mining and timber eras. The local economy has long since shifted away from the frantic search for precious metals, settling instead into a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the land’s sparse offerings. Life in Albany moves with a deliberate, sparse cadence, indifferent to the pace of the modern world, as if the residents are keeping a silent pact with the isolation of the high country. While the peaks of the Rocky Mountains remain a distant, jagged silhouette on the far horizon, the immediate presence of Medicine Bow National Forest provides a constant, sprawling backdrop to the daily chores of those who remain. Though small and unassuming, Albany persists as a place where the history of frontier grit is not merely remembered, but etched into the very way the wind moves through the surrounding timber.

About This Albany Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Albany, Wyoming. Coordinates: 41.18414, -106.131956. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Albany includes the ZIP code (82070), telephone area code (307), county seat of Albany County (Laramie), and school district assignment (Albany County School District 1).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.