Passport Acceptance Offices in Rawlins, Wyoming

Rawlins sits at the crossroads of I-80 and US-287 in south-central Wyoming and serves as the seat of Carbon County, so residents here don't have to drive far to submit a passport application. Two acceptance points sit within a few blocks of each other in the historic downtown core: the U.S. Post Office on 5th Street and the Carbon County Clerk of District Court inside the courthouse on West Pine Street. Both are certified to witness your signature and forward first-time and child applications to the U.S. Department of State.

More often than not, convenience decides which you use. The Rawlins post office is handy if you also need passport photos taken during the same visit, while the courthouse clerk is a natural stop if you're already handling other county business. Both operate by appointment, so a quick call ahead saves a wasted trip.

Because Wyoming has no regional passport agency of its own, anyone facing urgent international travel must book with the Colorado Passport Agency in Centennial, roughly three and a half to four hours south via I-80 and I-25. For routine renewals and new applications, though, a local Rawlins office is all you need. So you can get ready ahead of time, we list fees, required documents and current processing times a single time on our Wyoming passport page.

Both Rawlins offices process applications by appointment, and each application requires two separate payments — one to the U.S. Department of State and a separate execution fee to the acceptance facility. Bring an original birth certificate or prior passport plus a valid photo ID, and remember that everyone applying for the first time, including children, must appear in person. Ahead of visiting either Rawlins location, run through the full checklist on our Wyoming passport guide.