Burlington Wyoming Map

About Burlington, Wyoming

Burlington is a locality in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 314. The population density is 119.9 people per km². Burlington is located at 44.4472°N, 108.4323°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Burlington is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 82411.

Burlington anchors itself upon the high, arid plains of the Bighorn Basin, where the horizon stretches thin and pale under a vast, unclouded sky. It lies 31.3 miles east of Cody, WY (from Cody, WY: bearing 100°T), and is situated 18.8 miles west of Greybull. The landscape here is defined by a rigorous, earthen palette, where sagebrush clings to the alkaline soil and the distant Bighorn Mountains rise as a jagged, violet silhouette against the gathering dusk. Three miles away, the seasonal flow of Dry Creek carves a shallow, quiet path through the terrain, while the broader, sun-bleached expanse remains open to the persistent, scouring winds that define the character of the high desert. Within the immediate footprint of the land, Burlington City Park offers a modest, verdant reprieve, its grass a sharp contrast to the surrounding gray-brown scrub that dominates the rugged, expansive geography.

Agriculture dictates the rhythm of existence in Burlington, where the economy remains tethered to the cycles of the ranch and the field. Deeply rooted in the homesteading spirit that once pushed pioneers to settle these remote reaches, Burlington retains a sense of self-reliance that feels both deliberate and enduring. Life moves in accordance with the demands of livestock and the seasonal harvest, far removed from the frantic pace of denser centers. Eight miles distant, the waters of Sandstone Reservoir provide a rare, reflective stillness in the landscape, a point of quiet utility in an otherwise stark environment. Those seeking the timbered ridges of the Medicine Wheel Ranger District must look further afield, as the people of Burlington continue to find their purpose in the resilient, open-ended work of the basin.

About This Burlington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Burlington, Wyoming. Coordinates: 44.447177, -108.432336. 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 Burlington includes the ZIP code (82411), telephone area code (307), county seat of Big Horn County (Basin), and school district assignment (Big Horn 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.