Horse Creek, Wyoming
Encyclopedia
Horse Creek is an unincorporated community
in western Laramie County
, Wyoming
, United States
. It lies along WYO 211
northwest of the city of Cheyenne
, the county seat
of Laramie County. Its elevation is 6,506 feet (1,983 m). Although Horse Creek is unincorporated, it has a post office
, with the ZIP code
of 82061.
Public education in the community of Horse Creek is provided by Laramie County School District #1
.
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 western 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
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It lies along WYO 211
Wyoming Highway 211
Wyoming Highway 211 is a Wyoming State Road known as Horse Creek Road within Laramie County, and as Iron Mountain Road in Platte County.-Route description:...
northwest 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
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Laramie County. Its elevation is 6,506 feet (1,983 m). Although Horse Creek is unincorporated, it has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, with the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 82061.
Public education in the community of Horse Creek is provided by Laramie County School District #1
Laramie County School District Number 1
Laramie County School District #1 is a public school district based in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. With an enrollment of 12,933 students as of October 1, 2008, it is the largest school district in the state of Wyoming.-Geography:...
.