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 374. The population density is 59.4 people per km². Sinclair is located at 41.7750°N, 107.1131°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Sinclair is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 82334.

Sinclair manifests as a deliberate geometry of brick and steel pinned against the expansive, sage-brushed floor of the high desert. It lies 85.0 miles west-northwest of Laramie, WY (from Laramie, WY: bearing 293°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east of Rawlins. The landscape surrounding Sinclair is defined by a vast, arid austerity where the wind scours the earth, leaving behind a parchment-colored horizon that fades into the distant, hazy silhouette of the Rocky Mountains. Only a mile away, the modest flow of Sugar Creek cuts a thin, verdant ribbon through the alkaline soil, providing a rare reprieve of moisture before the terrain yields to the deeper depressions of Hay Gulch, six miles to the west. Under the relentless clarity of the Wyoming sun, the air takes on a crisp, metallic edge, and the light at dusk settles in long, bruised purples across the plains, imbuing the dry grasses with a sudden, fleeting brilliance before the stars emerge in cold, unblinking clarity.

Industrial legacy serves as the primary pulse of Sinclair, shaped by its long-standing identity as a refinery town that transformed the local economy into a singular, focused engine of production. Originally established to support the heavy labor of oil processing, Sinclair retains the character of a company-built site, where the architecture remains utilitarian and sturdy, reflecting a history of grit and steady, disciplined toil. Beyond the refinery gates, the pace of life remains tethered to the rhythm of shift work and the quiet maintenance of a landscape that demands resilience from its inhabitants. Leisure is found in the sparse, open spaces nearby, such as the three-mile-distant City of Rawlins - Rochelle Golf Course, or in the occasional trek toward the Rawlins Peaking Reservoir, where the stillness of the water offers a stark, quiet contrast to the persistent hum of the refinery’s machinery.

About This Sinclair Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sinclair, Wyoming. Coordinates: 41.774959, -107.113103. 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 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).

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.