Bairoil Wyoming Map

About Bairoil, Wyoming

Bairoil is a locality in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 68. The population density is 18.6 people per km². Bairoil is located at 42.2444°N, 107.5595°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Bairoil is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 82322.

Bairoil anchors itself within the high, arid expanse of the Wyoming plains, where the horizon stretches thin and taut under a vast, unyielding sky. It lies 68.2 miles southeast of Riverton, WY (from Riverton, WY: bearing 142°T), and is situated 35.4 miles north-northwest of Rawlins. Reed Creek carves a quiet, intermittent path through the sagebrush, its meager current offering a subtle contrast to the parched, alkaline earth that defines the basin. To the west, the landscape dips toward the shallow depression of Laundry Draw, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Rocky Mountains haunts the far edge of sight like a forgotten memory. Just two miles away, the surface of Lost Soldier Reservoir catches the low, copper light of evening, mirroring the clouds in a stillness that feels both heavy and profound. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity, tasting of dry minerals and the persistent, restless wind that scours the scrubland, shaping the very way light clings to the hillsides at dusk.

Bairoil grew from the persistent pulse of the energy industry, its history inextricably tied to the extraction of oil and gas that fuels the local economy. The architecture of Bairoil reflects this industrial necessity, appearing as a pragmatic collection of structures designed to withstand the harsh, cyclical demands of the basin. Residents maintain a life defined by the rhythmic persistence of field work, operating under the watchful stewardship of the nearby Green Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern, which preserves the rugged, untamed character of the surrounding terrain. Life here moves with a steady, deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic noise of urban centers, grounded instead in the quiet endurance of those who work the earth. In the interplay between the infrastructure of the wells and the sweeping, silent plains, Bairoil asserts a distinct identity—a place where the modern pursuit of resources meets the ancient, immutable silence of the high desert.

About This Bairoil Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bairoil, Wyoming. Coordinates: 42.244401, -107.559514. 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 Bairoil includes the ZIP code (82322), telephone area code (307), county seat of Sweetwater County (Green River), and school district assignment (Carbon 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.