Evansville Wyoming Map

About Evansville, Wyoming

Evansville is a locality in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,779. The population density is 271.9 people per km². Evansville is located at 42.8600°N, 106.2684°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 82636.

Evansville’s existence is a testament to Wyoming’s stark, enduring beauty, a place where the earth stretches out in vast, unadorned plains under an immense sky. It lies 2.3 miles east-south-east of Casper, WY (from Casper, WY: bearing 101°T), and is situated 5.1 miles east-north-east of Mills. Rolling hills, scrubby with sagebrush and punctuated by stoic junipers, form the immediate topography, their muted greens and browns deepening with the changing light. The air here carries a dry, clean scent, a mineral whisper from the exposed soil, and the silence is profound, broken only by the wind’s low hum or the distant cry of a hawk. This is a landscape that doesn’t beg for attention, but rather demands a quiet, steady gaze, revealing its subtle shifts and textures to those who linger. The history of Evansville is inextricably linked to the boom-and-bust cycles that have long defined this region of Natrona County. Originally staked as a mining claim, its fortunes have ebbed and flowed with the extraction of coal and, more recently, the demand for natural gas. The economy, though diversified, still carries the imprint of these extractive industries, a persistent hum beneath the surface of everyday life. Even now, as new businesses emerge and the population grows, there's a grounding presence of the past, a sense of resilience forged in the open country, where ingenuity and hard work have always been the most valuable commodities. The distant buttes, softened by the haze of a summer afternoon, stand as silent witnesses to the generations who have sought their livelihood from this unforgiving, yet strangely generous, land.

About This Evansville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Evansville, Wyoming — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.859965, -106.268357. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Evansville and Natrona County.

Detailed location data for Evansville includes the ZIP code (82636), telephone area code (307), county seat of Natrona County (Casper), and school district assignment (Natrona County School District 1). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Evansville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.