Atlantic City, Wyoming

Atlantic City, Wyoming
CDP
Atlantic City Mercantile, 2011
Location of Atlantic City, Wyoming
Atlantic City, Wyoming Location in the United States
Coordinates: 42°29′43″N 108°43′8″W / 42.49528°N 108.71889°W / 42.49528; -108.71889
Country	United States
State	Wyoming
County	Fremont
Area
• Total	7.8 sq mi (20 km2)
• Land	7.8 sq mi (20 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	7,694 ft (2,345 m)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	37
• Density	4.7/sq mi (1.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	82520
Area code	307
FIPS code	56-04015[2]
GNIS feature ID	1584989[3]

Atlantic City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fremont County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 37 at the 2010 census. The community is a small mining settlement in a gulch near South Pass in southwestern Wyoming. It was founded as a mining camp following the 1867 gold rush in the region. The town declined following the end of the placer gold rush in the early 1870s, but continued to exist as advances in mining technology allowed further extraction of gold. From the 1960s until 1983, it was the location of US Steel iron ore mine. The town is accessible by gravel roads from nearby Wyoming Highway 28.

The town today has rustic flavor, with a small cluster of residences and the preserved Atlantic City Mercantile store and restaurant along the main road through town. It attracts a small number of tourists in the summer as well.