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59257

ZIP 59257 is Redstone, Montana, in Sheridan County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Sheridan
Metro area
none
Population
132
Coordinates
48.7536, -104.9423
☼ Live from 59257 — Redstone, MT

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Where 59257 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59257
  • 🔢 Type 59257 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSZGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,257 = 11 × 5387. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110011101111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59256 (Raymond, MT, 21 mi away) and 59258 (Reserve, MT, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59257 becomes 75295, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27559, 29575, 52759, 55792, 55927, 55972, …). The farthest-flung twin is 29575 in Myrtle Beach, SC, 1,693 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯692 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59257 and you would come out at 48.75°S, 75.06°E — 223 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 16m.
  • 📏 At 151.2 square miles of land, 59257 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 115 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population132This ZIP132
Households36This ZIP36
Housing units36This ZIP36
Median age19.6This ZIP19.6Montana40.4US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher25.5%This ZIP25.5%
Population density0.9 / sq miThis ZIP0.9 / sq mi

Land area

Land area151.24 sq miThis ZIP151.24 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 59257

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ZIP codes near 59257

ZIPCityDistance
59222 Flaxville, MT 10.5 mi
59254 Plentywood, MT 13.7 mi
59252 Outlook, MT 14.2 mi
59258 Reserve, MT 17.6 mi
59276 Whitetail, MT 19.2 mi
59256 Raymond, MT 20.7 mi
59247 Medicine Lake, MT 25.2 mi
59263 Scobey, MT 26.2 mi
59211 Antelope, MT 27.3 mi
59242 Homestead, MT 32.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59257?

59257 is in Redstone, Montana, in Sheridan County. Its published point location is 48.7536, -104.9423.

What county is 59257 in?

59257 lies in Sheridan County.

What area code is 59257?

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

What time zone is 59257 in?

59257 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59257?

About 132 people live in ZIP code 59257, in 36 households, at 0.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 59257?

The closest are 59222 (10.5 mi), 59254 (13.7 mi), 59252 (14.2 mi), 59258 (17.6 mi) and 59276 (19.2 mi).

Is 59257 a PO Box ZIP code?

59257 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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