Wyoming, Iowa
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Wyoming Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52362. It stands on Little Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wyoming West quadrangle. 523 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 817 feet above sea level.
On record in Wyoming
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Dr. Martin H. Caulkins House and Officelisted 1982
Population over time
2 figuresWyoming grew from 515 to 523 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 515 | |
| 2020 | 523 | +8 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Monticello quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1900 USGS Anamosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Farley quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Wyoming West quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Anamosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Wyoming between 2007 and 2018, burning about 144 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 12 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Wyoming: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hutton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wyoming Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
42 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wyoming in 42 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 20 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2003 | Hail | Wyoming | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Wyoming | $50,000 | Bear creek flooded out X75 on the south edge of town; numerous basements flooded in Wyoming |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | $50,000 | Numerous trees down on houses & vehicles. Small Outbuilding blown over. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | $40,000 | Severe thunderstorm winds destroyed a cattle shed, uprooted a large tree, overturned a feed bunk, and broke windows at a farm southeast of Wyoming. Nearby, a barn was destroyed covering the road with debris, a tree was toppled onto a house, and the roof of a shed was wrapped around a tree. Another barn was also destroyed. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | $25,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 65-70 mph blew down trees and numerous large tree limbs in Wyoming, IA around 638 pm CDT June 18. The local paper also reported that a power pole had been toppled by a tree during the same storm; at least one tree landed on a car; another tree fell onto a garage. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Wyoming | $10,000 | Water over Highway 64 from Wyoming to Jct of Highway 38; many streets closed in Wyoming |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | $10,000 | Tree landed on a garage. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | $5,000 | Stop signs blown down with power poles downed. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | - | A public report of a pine tree snapped across the roadway and a flagpole broken. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | - | Estimated winds also brought down a 3 inch diameter tree branch. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | - | A public report of trees down in town. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | - | Powerlines downed throughout the town, with one downed on a mobile home. |
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Wyoming | - | An EF-1 tornado with peak winds estimated around 100 MPH touched down south of Wyoming and moved through the east side of town, damaging mainly trees with at least two trees snapped off. Twisted metal was lofted into the fire department parking lot. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Wyoming | - | A trained spotter estimated hail stones up to the size of pennies and thunderstorm winds up to 40 MPH. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | - | The emergency manager reported partial trees were down. The time was estimated based on radar. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | - | The fire department estimated winds of 60 mph. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Wyoming | - | The Jones County Emergency Manager relayed a public report of a tornado west of Maquoketa. No damage was reported. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Wyoming | - | Half dollar sized hail fell in Wyoming, IA at 435 pm CDT May 22. |
| August 2011 | Heavy Rain | Wyoming | - | This is storm total rainfall. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Wyoming | - | Heavy rains resulted in some flash flooding of Big Bear Creek and Little Bear Creek in Wyoming, IA during the evening of June 8 and early morning of June 9. Some sand bagging efforts were required to protect some properties in Wyoming, IA. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Wyoming | - | Penny to nickel-sized hail fell about 5 miles east of Wyoming, IA at 6:15 pm July 29. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | - | Extensive tree damage occurred along the Highway 64 corridor from Wyoming to Monmouth. In Wyoming, a large willow tree was uprooted and a cedar tree snapped about 10 ft above the ground along with other widespread branch and tree damage.| |
| June 2006 | Hail | Wyoming | - | mainly pea with a few dime size stones |
| June 2002 | Flash Flood | Wyoming | - | Bear Creek near Highway 64 out of it's banks with water over the road. |
| July 2002 | Flood | Wyoming | - | Little Bear Creek overflowed its banks and flooded portions of town. Rainfall amounts of 5 to 6 inches were reported in Martelle and from Olin to Wyoming . |
| August 2002 | Flood | Wyoming | - | Torrential rain forced Little Bear Creek out of it's banks. The Creek, for a while, threatened a local supermarket, but never entered the store. A report of 5 inches of rain in 45 minutes was received between Wyoming and Onslow. Firefighters and homeowners sandbagged a few homes where basements were flooded. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Wyoming | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Heavy Rain | Wyoming | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Flood | Wyoming | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Wyoming | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Wyoming | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Wyoming | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Wyoming | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Wyoming | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyoming | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onslow | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Hale | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Center Junction | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Oxford Junction | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Johnson (historical) | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Oxford Mills | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Olin | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| Edinburg | 8.4 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Wyoming | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2232052 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 463225. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








