Upton Wyoming Map

About Upton, Wyoming

Upton is a locality in Weston County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 898. The population density is 143.9 people per km². Upton is located at 44.0997°N, 104.6280°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Upton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 82730.

Upton emerges from the expansive plains of Wyoming as a quiet assembly of rooftops caught beneath an immense, pale sky. It lies 45.3 miles east-southeast of Gillette, WY (from Gillette, WY: bearing 107°T), and is situated 27.0 miles northwest of Newcastle. Iron Creek carves a persistent path through the local terrain, its waters drawing a thin, dark line across the landscape that serves as a vital artery for the surrounding earth. Only a mile away, the quiet basin of Cox Draw catches the runoff of the seasons, while the nearby Materi Number 2 Reservoir holds its stillness against the constant, restless wind. The air here carries a dry, sharp clarity, and at dusk, the light stretches thin and amber over the prairie, casting long shadows that seem to anchor the buildings firmly into the soil.

History in Upton remains tethered to the iron rails that once dictated the pulse of the frontier, a legacy that survives in the steady, industrial hum of the local economy. Beyond the commerce of the tracks, the Upton Baseball Fields occupy a central place in the daily rhythm, where the crack of wood against leather punctuates the afternoons and serves as a gathering point for those who call this expanse home. While the distant Rocky Mountains remain a jagged, unreachable promise on the western horizon, the immediate life of the inhabitants is defined by the resilience of the high plains. The passage of time is measured not by monuments, but by the slow, seasonal shifts of the grass and the persistent, unyielding nature of the local work ethic.

About This Upton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Upton, Wyoming. Coordinates: 44.099704, -104.628016. 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 Upton includes the ZIP code (82730), telephone area code (307), county seat of Weston County (Newcastle), and school district assignment (Weston County School District 7).

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.