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Where 59242 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 59242 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhZGS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 59,242 = 2 × 19 × 1559. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110011101101010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59241 (Hinsdale, MT, 120 mi away) and 59243 (Lambert, MT, 46 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 59242 becomes 24295, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22945, 24529, 24592, 24925, 25942, 29425, …). The farthest-flung twin is 29425 in Charleston, SC, 1,665 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
- 🎯660 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59242 and you would come out at 48.41°S, 75.56°E — 251 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 18m.
- 📏 At 85.3 square miles of land, 59242 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 55This ZIP55 |
|---|---|
| Households | 26This ZIP26 |
| Housing units | 52This ZIP52 |
| Median age | 62.9This ZIP62.9Montana40.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $128,750This ZIP$128,750Montana$72,509US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $154,200This ZIP$154,200Montana$375,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 38.0%This ZIP38.0% |
| Mean commute | 15.4 minThis ZIP15.4 min |
| Population density | 0.6 / sq miThis ZIP0.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 85.33 sq miThis ZIP85.33 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 15.16 sq miThis ZIP15.16 sq mi |
Counties 59242 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Sheridan County | 57.9% |
| Roosevelt County | 42.1% |
Other place names in 59242
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 59242
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
59226 | Froid, MT | 5.9 mi |
59247 | Medicine Lake, MT | 8.1 mi |
59258 | Reserve, MT | 15.4 mi |
59219 | Dagmar, MT | 17.1 mi |
59212 | Bainville, MT | 19.0 mi |
59211 | Antelope, MT | 20.3 mi |
59218 | Culbertson, MT | 23.3 mi |
59254 | Plentywood, MT | 25.2 mi |
59213 | Brockton, MT | 25.5 mi |
58845 | Grenora, ND | 28.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 59242?
59242 is in Homestead, Montana, in Sheridan County. Its published point location is 48.4112, -104.4434.
What county is 59242 in?
59242 spans 2 counties: Sheridan County and Roosevelt County. Most of it falls in Sheridan 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 59242?
Homestead uses area code 406, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 59242 in?
59242 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 59242?
About 55 people live in ZIP code 59242, in 26 households, at 0.6 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 59242?
$128,750 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.
What ZIP codes are near 59242?
The closest are 59226 (5.9 mi), 59247 (8.1 mi), 59258 (15.4 mi), 59219 (17.1 mi) and 59212 (19 mi).
Is 59242 a PO Box ZIP code?
59242 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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