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59301

ZIP 59301 is Miles City, Montana, mostly in Custer County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Custer +4 more
Metro area
none
Population
11,643
Coordinates
46.3602, -105.8675
☼ Live from 59301 — Miles City, MT

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Where 59301 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59301
  • 🔢 Type 59301 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOEGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,301 = 3 × 3 × 11 × 599. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110011110100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59276 (Whitetail, MT, 183 mi away) and 59311 (Alzada, MT, 104 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59301 becomes 10395, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09351, 10953, 13905, 15930, 19035, 19053, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09351 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,801 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 83%.
  • 🎯582 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59301 and you would come out at 46.36°S, 74.13°E — 275 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 35m.
  • 📏 At 2,851.9 square miles of land, 59301 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 2,165 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,643This ZIP11,643
Households4,873This ZIP4,873
Housing units5,549This ZIP5,549
Median age42.5This ZIP42.5Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$71,332This ZIP$71,332Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$217,900This ZIP$217,900Montana$375,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$897This ZIP$897Montana$1,081US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%This ZIP26.7%
Mean commute12.8 minThis ZIP12.8 min
Population density4.1 / sq miThis ZIP4.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments453This ZIP453
Employees4,332This ZIP4,332
Annual payroll$210,697,000This ZIP$210,697,000
Tax returns filed5,240This ZIP5,240
Total adjusted gross income$355,315,000This ZIP$355,315,000

Land area

Land area2,851.90 sq miThis ZIP2,851.90 sq mi
Water area6.91 sq miThis ZIP6.91 sq mi

Counties 59301 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Custer County 81.3%
Rosebud County 10.0%
Garfield County 5.1%
Powder River County 2.3%
Prairie County 1.4%

Other place names in 59301

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

ZIP codes near 59301

ZIPCityDistance
59333 Hathaway, MT 16.6 mi
59338 Kinsey, MT 22.2 mi
59347 Rosebud, MT 24.1 mi
59349 Terry, MT 35.7 mi
59327 Forsyth, MT 39.8 mi
59351 Volborg, MT 42.2 mi
59336 Ismay, MT 43.6 mi
59345 Powderville, MT 46.7 mi
59341 Mildred, MT 48.3 mi
59312 Angela, MT 50.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59301?

59301 is in Miles City, Montana, in Custer County. Its published point location is 46.3602, -105.8675.

What county is 59301 in?

59301 spans 5 counties: Custer County, Rosebud County, Garfield County, Powder River County and Prairie County. Most of it falls in Custer 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 59301?

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

What time zone is 59301 in?

59301 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59301?

About 11,643 people live in ZIP code 59301, in 4,873 households, at 4.1 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 59301?

$71,332 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59301?

The closest are 59333 (16.6 mi), 59338 (22.2 mi), 59347 (24.1 mi), 59349 (35.7 mi) and 59327 (39.8 mi).

Is 59301 a PO Box ZIP code?

59301 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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