Carpenter is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southeastern Laramie County, Wyoming, United States.

[4] The community, formed in 1907 with a population of 15, was a rail stop on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.

The now defunct rail road line ran from Hereford, Colorado through Arcola and Campstool, both now virtual ghost towns, through Carpenter then on to Cheyenne.

Carpenter became the president and general manager of The Federal Land Company which opened up one hundred and forty-six thousand acres of land to settlers in Wyoming.

[5] Public education in the community of Carpenter is provided by Laramie County School District #2.