Washam Wyoming Map

About Washam, Wyoming

Washam is a locality in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 39. The population density is 4.8 people per km². Washam is located at 41.0056°N, 109.6991°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 82938.

Washam sits upon the high, arid plains of southwestern Wyoming, where the earth is defined by the pale, muted tones of sagebrush and exposed clay. It lies 38.7 miles south-southwest of Green River, WY (from Green River, WY: bearing 204°T), and is situated 49.2 miles southwest of Rock Springs. Cottonwood Creek carves a shallow, persistent path through the scrubland, providing a thin ribbon of moisture that defines the local topography. To the west, the landscape stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Rocky Mountains, though the immediate horizon is dominated by the dry, sweeping expanse of Antelope Hollow. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity that intensifies the late afternoon light, turning the rolling dust into a fine, golden powder that settles over the low-lying brush. Only five miles distant, the Silt Reservoir maintains a quiet, glassy presence, acting as a rare anchor of stillness in a region otherwise shaped by the relentless, drying breath of the wind.

Washam persists as a place of quiet endurance, its character tied to the rhythms of the land and the sparse, utilitarian economy of the high desert. The local identity is inextricably linked to the preservation of the surrounding ecosystem, evidenced by the proximity of the Special Status (Candidate) Plant Species Area of Critical Environmental Concern, which guards the fragile biological diversity of the plains. Life in Washam moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a history of hard-won settlement and the necessity of adapting to a climate that demands constant vigilance. Beyond the quiet industry of ranching and land management, the residents maintain a rugged independence, finding a particular beauty in the stark, unbroken horizon that stretches toward the infinite sky.

About This Washam Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Washam, Wyoming. Coordinates: 41.005604, -109.699135. 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 Washam includes the ZIP code (82938), telephone area code (307), county seat of Sweetwater County (Green River), and school district assignment (Sweetwater County School District 2).

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.