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59044

ZIP 59044 is Laurel, 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
12,302
Coordinates
45.6438, -108.7325
☼ Live from 59044 — Laurel, MT

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Where 59044 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 59044
  • 🔢 Type 59044 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhOGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,044 = 2 × 2 × 29 × 509. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110011010100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59043 (Lame Deer, MT, 100 mi away) and 59046 (Lavina, MT, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59044 becomes 44095 — and that is a real ZIP code: Eastlake, OH, 1,385 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04459, 04495, 04549, 04945, 04954, 05449, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04495 in Winn, ME, 1,933 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 85%.
  • 🎯653 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59044 and you would come out at 45.64°S, 71.27°E — 261 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 41m.
  • 📏 At 175.0 square miles of land, 59044 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 133 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,302This ZIP12,302
Households4,919This ZIP4,919
Housing units5,089This ZIP5,089
Median age38.4This ZIP38.4Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$87,648This ZIP$87,648Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$346,500This ZIP$346,500Montana$375,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$967This ZIP$967Montana$1,081US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%This ZIP27.2%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density70.3 / sq miThis ZIP70.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments324This ZIP324
Employees3,270This ZIP3,270
Annual payroll$189,318,000This ZIP$189,318,000
Tax returns filed6,000This ZIP6,000
Total adjusted gross income$464,494,000This ZIP$464,494,000

Land area

Land area174.98 sq miThis ZIP174.98 sq mi
Water area2.48 sq miThis ZIP2.48 sq mi

Counties 59044 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Yellowstone County 91.2%
Carbon County 8.8%

Other place names in 59044

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

ZIP codes near 59044

ZIPCityDistance
59026 Edgar, MT 11.2 mi
59063 Park City, MT 11.3 mi
59102 Billings, MT 11.6 mi
59106 Billings, MT 11.8 mi
59103 Billings, MT 14.8 mi
59104 Billings, MT 14.8 mi
59108 Billings, MT 14.8 mi
59111 Billings, MT 14.8 mi
59112 Billings, MT 14.8 mi
59114 Billings, MT 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59044?

59044 is in Laurel, Montana, in Yellowstone County, part of the Billings, MT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.6438, -108.7325.

What county is 59044 in?

59044 spans 2 counties: Yellowstone County and Carbon 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 59044?

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

What time zone is 59044 in?

59044 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59044?

About 12,302 people live in ZIP code 59044, in 4,919 households, at 70.3 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 59044?

$87,648 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59044?

The closest are 59026 (11.2 mi), 59063 (11.3 mi), 59102 (11.6 mi), 59106 (11.8 mi) and 59103 (14.8 mi).

Is 59044 a PO Box ZIP code?

59044 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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