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

• Oakley, WY Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 2
• State launches central firefighting bases WyomingNews.com · Sep 30
• 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
• Chuck Gray’s U.S. House Poll Leveled Disparaging Remarks Against Rasner, Friess Cowboy State Daily · Jun 1

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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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