Map of Wamsutter town

Wamsutter is a town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 203 at the 2020 census.

The original inhabitants of the area were the Shoshone and Ute tribes. Westerners only began to settle in the county with the coming of the railroad in the 1860s. Originally, the town was known as Washakie. Confusion with nearby Fort Washakie prompted an 1884 name change to Wamsutter, after a Union Pacific bridge engineer.

The town, which bills itself as “The Gateway to the Red Desert” is located along Interstate 80 between Rawlins and Rock Springs, on the easternmost border of Sweetwater County. The natural gas industry has exerted great influence on Wamsutter in recent years, through employment opportunities in the area, and by contributing to the community directly.

Wamsutter is the largest settlement, and the only incorporated town in the Great Divide Basin.

Wamsutter town overview:
Name:	Wamsutter town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Wyoming
County:	Sweetwater County
Elevation:	6,746 ft (2,056 m)
Total Area:	1.63 sq mi (4.21 km²)
Land Area:	1.63 sq mi (4.21 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	203
Population Density:	287.03/sq mi (110.82/km²)
ZIP code:	82336
Area code:	307
FIPS code:	5681300
GNISfeature ID:	1609172

Online Interactive Map

Wamsutter online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.