Johnstown Wyoming Map

About Johnstown, Wyoming

Johnstown is a locality in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 227. The population density is 2.8 people per km². Johnstown is located at 43.1138°N, 108.6899°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 82516.

Johnstown occupies a quiet expanse of high-desert prairie where the Wind River carves a deliberate, silver path through the dusty sagebrush. It lies 17.5 miles west-northwest of Riverton, WY (from Riverton, WY: bearing 292°T), and is situated 19.8 miles north of Lander. The horizon is dominated by the distant, jagged silhouette of the Wind River Range, a blue-gray serrated edge that holds the morning light long after the lowlands have stirred. To the north, the Kinnear Valley stretches out in a series of muted, earthy tones, offering a sense of vastness that feels both ancient and indifferent to the clock. Five miles to the west, Ocean Lake catches the shifting hues of the sky, its surface mirroring the immense, cloud-streaked vault of Wyoming air that defines the local atmosphere. In the late afternoon, the wind carries a distinct, dry scent of parched earth and wild grasses, a subtle reminder of the landscape’s quiet, persistent resilience.

Johnstown serves as a modest anchor for the surrounding agricultural life, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pulse of daily work and commerce. Generations have drawn their livelihood from the irrigation of these plains, maintaining a connection to the soil that remains the primary fiber of the local economy. Visitors often pass through on their way to the Ocean Lake Wildlife Habitat Management Area, a space dedicated to preserving the native character of the region. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned focus, marked by the steady labor of ranching and the quietude of a place that prefers the company of the open sky to the noise of modern industry. Every evening, as the sun dips behind the western ridges, Johnstown settles into a stillness that feels as enduring as the riverbed itself.

About This Johnstown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Johnstown, Wyoming. Coordinates: 43.113834, -108.689948. 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 Johnstown includes the ZIP code (82516), telephone area code (307), county seat of Fremont County (Lander), and school district assignment (Fremont County School District 6).

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.