Freedom, Idaho and Wyoming | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) & Unincorporated community | |
Location of Freedom in Wyoming with Idaho to the west | |
Coordinates: 42°58′58″N 111°02′38″W / 42.98278°N 111.04389°WCoordinates: 42°58′58″N 111°02′38″W / 42.98278°N 111.04389°W | |
Country | United States |
States | Idaho and Wyoming |
Counties | Caribou (Idaho) and Lincoln (Wyoming) |
Area | |
• Total | 4.0 sq mi (10 km2) |
• Land | 4.0 sq mi (10 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 5,777 ft (1,761 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 214 |
• Density | 54/sq mi (21/km2) |
Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
ZIP code | 83120 |
FIPS code | 56-30115 |
GNIS feature ID | 397726 |
Freedom is an unincorporated community in both northeastern Caribou County, Idaho, and northwestern Lincoln County, Wyoming in the United States; the Wyoming portion of the community is also a census-designated place (CDP). The population was 214 at the 2010 census.
Located on U.S. Route 89 and Idaho State Highway 34, Freedom sits on the Idaho/Wyoming state line. It lies northeast of the city of Soda Springs, the county seat of Caribou County, and north of Kemmerer, the county seat of Lincoln County; the nearest significant community is Afton, Wyoming, approximately 20 miles (30 km) to the south, along U.S. Route 89. Its elevation is 5,777 feet (1,761 m), and it is located at 42°58′58″N 111°2′38″W / 42.98278°N 111.04389°W (42.9826991, -111.0438243). Although Freedom is unincorporated, its Wyoming side has a post office, with the ZIP code of 83120.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10.4 km2), all of it land.