Carpenter is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in southeastern Laramie County

Laramie County, Wyoming

Laramie County is the most populous of the 23 counties of the U.S. state of Wyoming. The county is located in the southeastern corner of the state. The county's population was 91,738 at the 2010 census. The county seat is Cheyenne, the state capital...

, Wyoming

Wyoming

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, United States

United States

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. It lies along WYO 214

Wyoming Highway 214

Wyoming Highway 214 is a state highway in the southeastern part of Laramie County, Wyoming named Carpenter Road, that provides travel between Interstate 80/U.S. Highway 30 and the Town of Carpenter.- Route description :...

 east of the city of Cheyenne

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...

, the county seat

County seat

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 of Laramie County and capital of Wyoming. Its elevation is 5,440 feet (1,658 m). Although Carpenter is unincorporated, it has a post office

Post office

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, with the ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 of 82054.

Public education in the community of Carpenter is provided by Laramie County School District #2

Laramie County School District Number 2

Laramie County School District #2 is a public school district based in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, United States.-Geography:Laramie County School District #2 serves the eastern portion of Laramie County, including the following communities:...

. One of the district's campuses, Carpenter Elementary School (grades K-6), is located in Carpenter.