Walcott is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in central Carbon County

Carbon County, Wyoming

Carbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 15,885. Its county seat is Rawlins.- History :Carbon County was organized in 1868....

, Wyoming

Wyoming

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, United States

United States

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. It lies along local roads near Interstate 80

Interstate 80

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 and the concurrent

Concurrency (road)

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 U.S. Routes 30

U.S. Route 30

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 and 287

U.S. Route 287

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, east of the city of Rawlins

Rawlins, Wyoming

Rawlins is a city in Carbon County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 8,538 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carbon County...

, the county seat

County seat

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 of Carbon County. Its elevation is 6,627 feet (2,020 m). Although Walcott is unincorporated, it has a post office

Post office

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, with the ZIP code

ZIP Code

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 of 82335.

Public education in the community of Walcott is provided by Carbon County School District #2

Carbon County School District Number 2

Carbon County School District #2 is a public school district based in Saratoga, Wyoming, United States.-Geography:Carbon County School District #2 serves the eastern portion of Carbon County, including the following communities:*Incorporated places...

.