Sinclair Wyoming Map

About Sinclair, Wyoming

Sinclair is a locality in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 362. The population density is 57.0 people per km². Sinclair is located at 41.7750°N, 107.1131°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 82334.

Sinclair sprawls across a high prairie floor, a place where the wind, unimpeded by much else, combs through the sagebrush and carries the scent of dry earth. It lies 85.0 miles west-north-west of Laramie, WY (from Laramie, WY: bearing 293°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east of Rawlins. The land here is a study in muted tones: the pale gold of sun-bleached grasses, the dusty ochre of exposed soil, and the distant, hazy blues of the horizon. Low, rolling hills, scrubby and resilient, define the immediate surroundings, their slopes softened by the perpetual caress of the elements. In the wide, open sky above, clouds drift like slow-moving galleons, casting fleeting shadows that paint broad, ephemeral patterns across the landscape. The air itself, thin and crisp, has a clarity that lends a sharp edge to the distant buttes, making them appear as if they could be reached by a determined stride, though they remain stubbornly far. The very bones of Sinclair are forged in the black gold that once pulsed beneath this Wyoming earth. This was a town built on coal, its early days a testament to the gritty determination of miners who carved their livelihoods from the deep seams. The legacy of that era lingers, not in grand edifices, but in the quiet resilience of the people and the enduring character of the place. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the spirit of industry, adapted and repurposed, still shapes Sinclair's economy. The air, even now, carries a faint, almost nostalgic whisper of the trains that once hauled away fortunes in coal, a reminder of a past that continues to inform the present.

About This Sinclair Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sinclair, Wyoming — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.774959, -107.113103. 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 Sinclair and Carbon County.

Detailed location data for Sinclair includes the ZIP code (82334), telephone area code (307), county seat of Carbon County (Rawlins), and school district assignment (Carbon 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 Sinclair is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.