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59028

ZIP 59028 is Fishtail, Montana, in Stillwater County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Stillwater
Metro area
Billings, MT
Population
496
Coordinates
45.3027, -109.7135
☼ Live from 59028 — Fishtail, MT

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Where 59028 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59028
  • 🔢 Type 59028 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZOGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,028 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 4919. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110011010010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59027 (Emigrant, MT, 58 mi away) and 59029 (Fromberg, MT, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59028 becomes 82095, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02859, 02895, 05829, 09258, 09825, 09852, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09852 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,379 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯680 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59028 and you would come out at 45.30°S, 70.29°E — 280 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 44m.
  • 📏 At 316.0 square miles of land, 59028 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 240 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population496This ZIP496
Households247This ZIP247
Housing units409This ZIP409
Median age62.3This ZIP62.3Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$72,969This ZIP$72,969Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$551,900This ZIP$551,900Montana$375,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,292This ZIP$1,292Montana$1,081US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.5%This ZIP34.5%
Mean commute21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min
Population density1.6 / sq miThis ZIP1.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees50This ZIP50
Annual payroll$3,140,000This ZIP$3,140,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$16,549,000This ZIP$16,549,000

Land area

Land area316.03 sq miThis ZIP316.03 sq mi
Water area2.00 sq miThis ZIP2.00 sq mi

Other place names in 59028

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ZIP codes near 59028

ZIPCityDistance
59071 Roscoe, MT 5.6 mi
59061 Nye, MT 10.9 mi
59068 Red Lodge, MT 16.7 mi
59001 Absarokee, MT 17.8 mi
59020 Cooke City, MT 23.2 mi
59081 Silver Gate, MT 23.5 mi
59052 Mc Leod, MT 23.8 mi
59070 Roberts, MT 26.2 mi
59007 Bearcreek, MT 26.8 mi
59033 Greycliff, MT 29.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59028?

59028 is in Fishtail, Montana, in Stillwater County, part of the Billings, MT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.3027, -109.7135.

What county is 59028 in?

59028 lies in Stillwater County.

What area code is 59028?

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

What time zone is 59028 in?

59028 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59028?

About 496 people live in ZIP code 59028, in 247 households, at 1.6 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 59028?

$72,969 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59028?

The closest are 59071 (5.6 mi), 59061 (10.9 mi), 59068 (16.7 mi), 59001 (17.8 mi) and 59020 (23.2 mi).

Is 59028 a PO Box ZIP code?

59028 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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