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59024

ZIP 59024 is Custer, Montana, mostly in Yellowstone County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Yellowstone +1 more
Metro area
Billings, MT
Population
335
Coordinates
46.2784, -107.8071
☼ Live from 59024 — Custer, MT

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Where 59024 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59024
  • 🔢 Type 59024 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZOGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,024 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 17 × 31. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110011010010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59022 (Crow Agency, MT, 55 mi away) and 59025 (Decker, MT, 98 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59024 becomes 42095, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02459, 02495, 04259, 04925, 04952, 05492, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09245 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,963 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯644 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59024 and you would come out at 46.28°S, 72.19°E — 231 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 36m.
  • 📏 At 486.5 square miles of land, 59024 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 369 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population335This ZIP335
Households143This ZIP143
Housing units210This ZIP210
Median age54.4This ZIP54.4Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$78,125This ZIP$78,125Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$239,600This ZIP$239,600Montana$375,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$420This ZIP$420Montana$1,081US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%This ZIP30.2%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density0.7 / sq miThis ZIP0.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees34This ZIP34
Annual payroll$934,000This ZIP$934,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$10,889,000This ZIP$10,889,000

Land area

Land area486.53 sq miThis ZIP486.53 sq mi
Water area3.41 sq miThis ZIP3.41 sq mi

Counties 59024 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Yellowstone County 92.0%
Big Horn County 8.0%

Other place names in 59024

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ZIP codes near 59024

ZIPCityDistance
59088 Worden, MT 15.7 mi
59059 Musselshell, MT 20.5 mi
59083 Sumatra, MT 22.9 mi
59054 Melstone, MT 27.0 mi
59064 Pompeys Pillar, MT 27.7 mi
59006 Ballantine, MT 28.2 mi
59038 Hysham, MT 28.9 mi
59079 Shepherd, MT 30.5 mi
59010 Bighorn, MT 32.6 mi
59037 Huntley, MT 34.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59024?

59024 is in Custer, Montana, in Yellowstone County, part of the Billings, MT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.2784, -107.8071.

What county is 59024 in?

59024 spans 2 counties: Yellowstone County and Big Horn County. Most of it falls in Yellowstone County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 59024?

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

What time zone is 59024 in?

59024 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59024?

About 335 people live in ZIP code 59024, in 143 households, at 0.7 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 59024?

$78,125 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59024?

The closest are 59088 (15.7 mi), 59059 (20.5 mi), 59083 (22.9 mi), 59054 (27 mi) and 59064 (27.7 mi).

Is 59024 a PO Box ZIP code?

59024 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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