Evansville Wyoming Map

About Evansville, Wyoming

Evansville is a locality in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,746. The population density is 306.1 people per km². Evansville is located at 42.8760°N, 106.2679°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Evansville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 82636.

Evansville occupies a stark, expansive stretch of high desert where the horizon feels vast enough to swallow the sun whole. It lies 2.3 miles east-southeast of Casper, WY (from Casper, WY: bearing 101°T), and is situated 5.1 miles east-northeast of Mills. Low, tawny grasses blanket the terrain, shivering under a relentless wind that carries the scent of dry earth and sagebrush across the plains. A mile away, the North Platte River carves a deliberate, silver ribbon through the sediment, its currents cool and steady against the backdrop of an unforgiving landscape. Far to the west, the jagged, snow-dusted profiles of the Rocky Mountains haunt the skyline like a fading memory, while the immediate ground remains an intricate mosaic of brush and stone. The air here holds a crystalline, biting clarity, particularly at dusk, when the light shifts from a searing gold to a bruised, violet gray that settles heavily over the quiet expanse of the Casper Rail Trail.

Evansville emerged from the practical necessities of a frontier landscape, growing as a rugged outpost defined by the endurance of those who labored in the shadow of industrial expansion. The local economy maintains a resilient, workaday pulse, reflecting a long-standing reliance on the energy sector and the logistical demands of a region built on raw extraction and transport. Residents move with a steady, unadorned purpose, their lives paced by the mechanical hum of nearby industry and the seasonal shifts of the high country. While the bustle of modern life persists, one can easily escape the noise to seek the quiet, cascading waters of Garden Creek Waterfall or the stillness of Duhling Reservoir, both resting miles away from the town’s core. Life in Evansville remains tethered to the reality of the land, a place where the history of the trail and the grit of the plains inform every sunrise.

About This Evansville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Evansville, Wyoming. Coordinates: 42.875952, -106.267876. 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 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).

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.