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Where 59256 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 59256 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSZGS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 59,256 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 823. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110011101111000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59255 (Poplar, MT, 54 mi away) and 59257 (Redstone, MT, 21 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 59256 becomes 65295, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25569, 26559, 29556, 29565, 29655, 52569, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96552 in APO AA, a military post office, 9,070 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 82%.
- 🎯693 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59256 and you would come out at 48.91°S, 75.45°E — 238 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 14m.
- 📏 At 78.2 square miles of land, 59256 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 258This ZIP258 |
|---|---|
| Households | 98This ZIP98 |
| Housing units | 98This ZIP98 |
| Median age | 41.5This ZIP41.5Montana40.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $36,607This ZIP$36,607Montana$72,509US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $80,600This ZIP$80,600Montana$375,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min |
| Population density | 3.3 / sq miThis ZIP3.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 78.19 sq miThis ZIP78.19 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 59256
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
59254 | Plentywood, MT | 11.5 mi |
59252 | Outlook, MT | 13.2 mi |
59211 | Antelope, MT | 17.1 mi |
59275 | Westby, MT | 18.1 mi |
59257 | Redstone, MT | 20.7 mi |
59258 | Reserve, MT | 22.9 mi |
59247 | Medicine Lake, MT | 27.1 mi |
59219 | Dagmar, MT | 29.4 mi |
59276 | Whitetail, MT | 30.3 mi |
59222 | Flaxville, MT | 31.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 59256?
59256 is in Raymond, Montana, in Sheridan County. Its published point location is 48.9076, -104.5528.
What county is 59256 in?
59256 lies in Sheridan County.
What area code is 59256?
Raymond uses area code 406, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 59256 in?
59256 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 59256?
About 258 people live in ZIP code 59256, in 98 households, at 3.3 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 59256?
$36,607 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.
What ZIP codes are near 59256?
The closest are 59254 (11.5 mi), 59252 (13.2 mi), 59211 (17.1 mi), 59275 (18.1 mi) and 59257 (20.7 mi).
Is 59256 a PO Box ZIP code?
59256 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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