Superior Wyoming Map

About Superior, Wyoming

Superior is a locality in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 184. The population density is 63.5 people per km². Superior is located at 41.7595°N, 108.9643°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Superior is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 82945.

Superior holds its ground against a vast, high-desert sky where the light at dusk bleeds a bruised plum color across the sagebrush. It lies 17.1 miles northeast of Rock Springs, WY (from Rock Springs, WY: bearing 46°T), and is situated 17.5 miles east-northeast of North Rock Springs. The landscape around Superior is defined by the stark, arid austerity of the Wyoming plateau, a terrain where the wind dictates the movement of dust and the sparse, toughened grasses. To the west, the distant jagged edges of the Rocky Mountains catch the final, thin rays of the sun, while closer at hand, the earth is marked by the geological curiosity of the Natural Corrals Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The air here is dry and carries a faint, sharp scent of minerals, and the quiet is so absolute that the sudden skittering of a lizard over sun-warmed shale sounds like a deliberate intrusion.

Black Rock Creek carves a narrow, erratic path through the dry earth three miles away, offering a rare, slender ribbon of moisture in an otherwise thirsty basin. The history of Superior is inextricably linked to the coal seams that once drew labor from across the globe, creating a rugged, industrial legacy that still informs the local character. While the economy has shifted away from its former peak of extraction, the pace of life remains tethered to the slow, deliberate rhythms of the high country, far removed from the bustle of modern commerce. Residents look toward the horizon near Scotts Meadow as the seasons shift, acknowledging a persistent, unsentimental connection to a land that demands resilience from everything it sustains.

About This Superior Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Superior, Wyoming. Coordinates: 41.7595, -108.9643. 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 Superior includes the ZIP code (82945), telephone area code (307), county seat of Sweetwater County (Green River), and school district assignment (Sweetwater 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.