Manderson Wyoming Map

About Manderson, Wyoming

Manderson is a locality in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 88. The population density is 39.8 people per km². Manderson is located at 44.2694°N, 107.9640°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Manderson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 82432.

Manderson anchors itself to the banks of the Nowood River, where the water cuts a quiet, persistent path through the high desert floor. It lies 56.8 miles east-southeast of Cody, WY (from Cody, WY: bearing 108°T), and is situated 17.5 miles north of Worland. The landscape radiates outward in muted tones of sagebrush and exposed earth, with the jagged silhouette of the Bighorn Mountains rising in the distant east to catch the fading light of day. To the west, the land dips into the dry, shadowed creases of Schoolhouse Gulch, a reminder of the geologic patience required to exist in such a vast, open expanse. Residents find a modest reprieve at Manderson City Park, a small patch of green that offers a sharp contrast to the sun-bleached plains. Even the air here feels thin and stripped of pretense, carrying the sharp, clean scent of dry grass and the distant, cooling influence of the Medicine Wheel Ranger District.

Manderson traces its origins to the expansion of the rail lines and the subsequent settlement of the basin, built upon the hard labor of ranchers and farmers who learned to coax a living from the arid soil. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the demands of agriculture, where the movement of livestock and the harvest of hay define the passage of time. Life here moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, unbothered by the frantic pace found in more crowded corners of the country. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the horizon remains wide and unobstructed, providing a sense of scale that makes the daily concerns of the inhabitants feel both small and significant. Those who remain in Manderson often speak of the silence as a tangible presence, a quiet weight that settles over the valley once the sun slips behind the western ridges.

About This Manderson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Manderson, Wyoming. Coordinates: 44.269402, -107.963986. 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 Manderson includes the ZIP code (82432), telephone area code (307), county seat of Big Horn County (Basin), and school district assignment (Big Horn County School District 4).

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.