Oakley, Wyoming

About Oakley

Set in the southwestern part of Wyoming, Oakley is a small unincorporated community.

Oakley holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.18 square miles.

📰 Oakley News Today

• Donald Wayne Oakley Obituary (2026) - Gillette, WY - Gillette Memorial Chapel Legacy obituary · Feb 10
• Oakley Boycott Turns Silence Into Endurance Art wyomingnewsnow.tv · Jan 12
• Cheyenne toddler makes top 1% in nationwide Toys for Tots contest WyomingNews.com · Sep 4
• Wyoming History: Kemmerer 1920s Mine Explosions Killed 138 In 13 Months cowboystatedaily.com · Sep 27
• Oakley Aaron Mendez Obituary Oct 28, 2025 Reverence Funeral Parlor · Oct 28

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What Makes Oakley Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Oakley — but the Wyoming one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.18 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern Wyoming, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

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