Alpine Northeast, WY

Alpine Northeast is a five-square-mile Lincoln County census-designated place in western Wyoming, distinct from the nearby incorporated town of Alpine even though the names send you to the same corner of the map. The 2020 census counted 246 residents. The community sits in the mountain country around the Snake River, Greys River, Placer Creek, and Sheep Gulch, with roads and ranch properties spread across a landscape that feels more like a collection of landmarks than a conventional town center. At roughly 6,500 feet, weather and distance are part of the daily geography.

Education comes through Lincoln County School District #2, a district covering about 2,843 square miles and serving the Star Valley and Cokeville communities. The closest listed schools for the broader Alpine area are in Thayne, Etna, and Afton, so a school boundary here means a long day and a big map. Alpine Northeast's identity is easy to miss if you glance only at the word Alpine: it is a separate, small census community at the edge of river valleys, forest country, and the road system feeding Alpine. The local scoop is scale—five square miles and a landscape that does most of the talking.