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59247

ZIP 59247 is Medicine Lake, Montana, in Sheridan County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Sheridan
Metro area
none
Population
310
Coordinates
48.5162, -104.5235
☼ Live from 59247 — Medicine Lake, MT

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Where 59247 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59247
  • 🔢 Type 59247 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhZGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,247 = 3 × 3 × 29 × 227. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110011101101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59244 (Larslan, MT, 82 mi away) and 59248 (Nashua, MT, 81 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59247 becomes 74295, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24579, 24597, 24957, 27495, 27549, 27594, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27954 in Manteo, NC, 1,698 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
  • 🎯668 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59247 and you would come out at 48.52°S, 75.48°E — 245 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 18m.
  • 📏 At 136.1 square miles of land, 59247 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 103 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population310This ZIP310
Households161This ZIP161
Housing units222This ZIP222
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$73,750This ZIP$73,750Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$110,400This ZIP$110,400Montana$375,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$732This ZIP$732Montana$1,081US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%This ZIP22.0%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density2.3 / sq miThis ZIP2.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees49This ZIP49
Annual payroll$3,275,000This ZIP$3,275,000
Tax returns filed160This ZIP160
Total adjusted gross income$9,064,000This ZIP$9,064,000

Land area

Land area136.09 sq miThis ZIP136.09 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Other place names in 59247

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

ZIP codes near 59247

ZIPCityDistance
59258 Reserve, MT 7.6 mi
59242 Homestead, MT 8.1 mi
59226 Froid, MT 11.6 mi
59211 Antelope, MT 14.9 mi
59254 Plentywood, MT 17.1 mi
59219 Dagmar, MT 17.2 mi
59257 Redstone, MT 25.2 mi
59212 Bainville, MT 26.8 mi
59256 Raymond, MT 27.1 mi
59213 Brockton, MT 28.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59247?

59247 is in Medicine Lake, Montana, in Sheridan County. Its published point location is 48.5162, -104.5235.

What county is 59247 in?

59247 lies in Sheridan County.

What area code is 59247?

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

What time zone is 59247 in?

59247 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59247?

About 310 people live in ZIP code 59247, in 161 households, at 2.3 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 59247?

$73,750 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59247?

The closest are 59258 (7.6 mi), 59242 (8.1 mi), 59226 (11.6 mi), 59211 (14.9 mi) and 59254 (17.1 mi).

Is 59247 a PO Box ZIP code?

59247 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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