Oakley

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Oakley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 49 at the 2010 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Forecast for Oakley, WY from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Robert R. Wilson

American physicist (1914–2000)

Edgar Herschler

American politician (1918-1990)

Richard T. Hanna

U.S. Representative from California

John Buck

American baseball player, 2004-2014 major league catcher

M

Morgan Reed

American politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Wyoming

• Diamondville
  1.9 mi away · pop. 665
• Kemmerer
  2.3 mi away · pop. 2,972
• Opal
  10.5 mi away · pop. 77
• Carter
  22 mi away
• Fontenelle
  29.6 mi away · pop. 3
• Fort Bridger
  30.7 mi away · pop. 180
• Granger
  30.8 mi away · pop. 257
• Cokeville
  31.5 mi away · pop. 370
• Lyman
  31.6 mi away · pop. 1,858
• Urie
  32.1 mi away · pop. 164
• Taylor
  32.3 mi away · pop. 76
• Mountain View
  34.5 mi away · pop. 1,170

Browse all places in Wyoming →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Oakley

Walking Cincinnati

Danny Korman · 2015

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Bare, Sublette, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-04 · 70 mi
• Wildfire Rocky Canyon, Morgan, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 81 mi
• Wildfire Johnson Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 92 mi
• Prescribed Fire Bear River MBR Unit 2c RX, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-09-18 · 94 mi
• Wildfire Brushy Canyon, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-27 · 106 mi
• Wildfire Salt Wells, Box Elder, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 111 mi
• Wildfire WEISER KNOLL, Fremont, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 116 mi
• Wildfire North Heglar, Cassia, Idaho
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 141 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana

Seen 2026-09-29

Greater Sage-Grouse

Centrocercus urophasianus

Seen 2026-09-13

Virile Crayfish

Faxonius virilis

Seen 2026-09-12

American Pronghorn

Antilocapra americana americana

Seen 2026-08-10

Mourning Cloak

Nymphalis antiopa

Seen 2026-08-09

field penny-cress

Thlaspi arvense

Seen 2026-06-30

musk thistle

Carduus nutans

Seen 2026-06-25

smooth horsetail

Equisetum laevigatum

Seen 2026-06-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).