Bairoil is a town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States.

[7] A hang-gliding world record was set in 1989 by Kevin Christopherson, who rode an updraft 287 miles (462 km) from Bairoil to North Dakota.

[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.41 square miles (3.65 km2), all land.

[9] Bairoil is located on the northeast edge of the Great Divide Basin.

Wyoming Highway 73 leads approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) east to Lamont.

There were 8.0% of families and 4.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including 11.1% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Public education in the town of Bairoil is provided by Carbon County School District #1.

In 2013 Bairoil Elementary was shut down by Carbon County School District Number 1 due to low enrollment.