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Where 59217 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.
- 🔢 Type 59217 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIZGS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 59,217 = 3 × 19739. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110011101010001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59215 (Circle, MT, 72 mi away) and 59218 (Culbertson, MT, 36 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 59217 becomes 71295 — and that is a real ZIP code: Winnsboro, LA, 1,253 miles away.
- 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12759, 12957, 12975, 15279, 15729, 15927, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27915 in Avon, NC, 1,697 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
- 🎯605 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59217 and you would come out at 47.58°S, 75.76°E — 282 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 26m.
- 📏 At 3.7 square miles of land, 59217 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.8 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 171This ZIP171 |
|---|---|
| Households | 46This ZIP46 |
| Housing units | 46This ZIP46 |
| Median age | 16.5This ZIP16.5Montana40.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $79,242This ZIP$79,242Montana$72,509US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $224,200This ZIP$224,200Montana$375,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 53.4%This ZIP53.4% |
| Population density | 46.5 / sq miThis ZIP46.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 3.68 sq miThis ZIP3.68 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 59217
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 59217
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
59270 | Sidney, MT | 7.4 mi |
59262 | Savage, MT | 13.6 mi |
58838 | Cartwright, ND | 20.5 mi |
59221 | Fairview, MT | 22.4 mi |
59243 | Lambert, MT | 23.9 mi |
59315 | Bloomfield, MT | 30.7 mi |
58831 | Alexander, ND | 33.2 mi |
58621 | Beach, ND | 34.5 mi |
59218 | Culbertson, MT | 36.3 mi |
58835 | Arnegard, ND | 38.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 59217?
59217 is in Crane, Montana, in Richland County. Its published point location is 47.5794, -104.2387.
What county is 59217 in?
59217 lies in Richland County.
What area code is 59217?
Crane uses area code 406, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 59217 in?
59217 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 59217?
About 171 people live in ZIP code 59217, in 46 households, at 46.5 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 59217?
$79,242 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.
What ZIP codes are near 59217?
The closest are 59270 (7.4 mi), 59262 (13.6 mi), 58838 (20.5 mi), 59221 (22.4 mi) and 59243 (23.9 mi).
Is 59217 a PO Box ZIP code?
59217 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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