Casper, Wyoming
Casper, Wyoming | |
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Pioneer Monument | |
| Nickname: "The Oil City" | |
| Coordinates: 42°51′0″N 106°19′30″W / 42.85000°N 106.32500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Natrona |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • City Manager | Carter Napier |
| Area | |
| 26.88 sq mi (69.62 km2) | |
| • Land | 26.55 sq mi (68.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,150 ft (1,560 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 59,038 | |
| • Rank | US: 662nd WY: 2nd |
| • Density | 2,182.21/sq mi (842.55/km2) |
| • Urban | 64,548 (US: 424th) |
| • Metro | 79,955 (US: 378th) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 82601–82602, 82604–82605, 82609, 82615, 82630, 82638, 82646 |
| Area code | 307 |
| FIPS code | 56-13150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1586424 |
| Website | casperwy.gov |
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Casper is a city in and the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. Casper is the second-most populous city in the state after Cheyenne, with the population at 59,038 as of the 2020 census. Casper is nicknamed "The Oil City" and has a long history of oil boomtown and cowboy culture, dating back to the development of the nearby Salt Creek Oil Field.
Casper is in east central Wyoming, on the North Platte River.