Powder River, Wyoming

About Powder River

Powder River, WY is a small unincorporated community located in central Wyoming.

Officially, Powder River is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.92 square miles.

📰 Powder River News Today

• Under Severe Drought Conditions, Wyoming’s Powder River Has Completely Stopped Flowing Cowboy State Daily · Aug 13
• Wyoming coal company wins federal money to extract critical minerals from Powder River Basin WyoFile · Jul 8
• URZ3 Energy Significantly Expands Uranium Exploration Portfolio in Wyoming's Powder River Basin TheNewswire · Jul 29
• An open pit coal mine in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming usgs.gov · Jun 3
• Wyoming Area 20 - Upper Powder River GoHunt · Jul 17

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What Makes Powder River Unique

• The only place in America named Powder River — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of Wyoming — one of 205 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.

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