About Point of Rocks
Point of Rocks, WY is a small unincorporated community located in southern Wyoming.
Point of Rocks holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.16 square miles.
📰 Point of Rocks News Today
- Rock Springs Native Becomes Next UW President SweetwaterNOW · Apr 2
- In Tiny Point Of Rocks, Wyoming, There's A Museum Inside The Conoco Station Cowboy State Daily · Jul 21
- Point of Rocks, WY Serves Up Food, Fuel and History Livability.com · Aug 15
- EPA to approve politically fraught Wyoming power plant plan eenews.net · Apr 9
- Standing Up for the Jim Bridger Power Plant U.S. Senate (.gov) · Jan 14
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What Makes Point of Rocks Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southern Wyoming, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Wyoming — one of 205 recognized communities statewide.
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 22 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateWyoming
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.16 sq mi
Coordinates41.6832, -108.7756