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59011

ZIP 59011 is Big Timber, Montana, in Sweet Grass County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Sweet Grass
Metro area
none
Population
3,167
Coordinates
45.9247, -109.9486
☼ Live from 59011 — Big Timber, MT

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Where 59011 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59011
  • 🔢 Type 59011 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIOGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 59011 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110011010000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59010 (Bighorn, MT, 127 mi away) and 59012 (Birney, MT, 166 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59011 becomes 11095, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01519, 01915, 01951, 10159, 10519, 10591, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01915 in Beverly, MA, 1,929 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯712 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59011 and you would come out at 45.92°S, 70.05°E — 237 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 39m.
  • 📏 At 936.4 square miles of land, 59011 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 711 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,167This ZIP3,167
Households1,308This ZIP1,308
Housing units1,508This ZIP1,508
Median age47.2This ZIP47.2Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$78,000This ZIP$78,000Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$328,100This ZIP$328,100Montana$375,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,143This ZIP$1,143Montana$1,081US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%This ZIP25.1%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density3.4 / sq miThis ZIP3.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments178This ZIP178
Employees1,313This ZIP1,313
Annual payroll$87,173,000This ZIP$87,173,000
Tax returns filed1,610This ZIP1,610
Total adjusted gross income$118,358,000This ZIP$118,358,000

Land area

Land area936.36 sq miThis ZIP936.36 sq mi
Water area4.38 sq miThis ZIP4.38 sq mi

Other place names in 59011

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 59011

ZIPCityDistance
59055 Melville, MT 14.4 mi
59082 Springdale, MT 17.2 mi
59033 Greycliff, MT 17.3 mi
59069 Reed Point, MT 22.3 mi
59085 Two Dot, MT 29.8 mi
59018 Clyde Park, MT 32.9 mi
59052 Mc Leod, MT 33.1 mi
59001 Absarokee, MT 33.6 mi
59061 Nye, MT 34.8 mi
59067 Rapelje, MT 35.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59011?

59011 is in Big Timber, Montana, in Sweet Grass County. Its published point location is 45.9247, -109.9486.

What county is 59011 in?

59011 lies in Sweet Grass County.

What area code is 59011?

Big Timber uses area code 406, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 59011 in?

59011 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59011?

About 3,167 people live in ZIP code 59011, in 1,308 households, at 3.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 59011?

$78,000 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59011?

The closest are 59055 (14.4 mi), 59082 (17.2 mi), 59033 (17.3 mi), 59069 (22.3 mi) and 59085 (29.8 mi).

Is 59011 a PO Box ZIP code?

59011 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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