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59401

ZIP 59401 is in Great Falls, Montana, in Cascade County; area code 406; Mountain time. Great Falls has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 59403, 59404, 59405 and 59406.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Cascade
Metro area
Great Falls, MT
Population
13,255
Coordinates
47.5112, -111.2772
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Where 59401 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 59401
  • 🔢 Type 59401 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOhGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,401 = 191 × 311. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100000001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59354 (Willard, MT, 337 mi away) and 59402 (Malmstrom Afb, MT, 1 mi away). Next door on paper, a road trip in real life.
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59401 becomes 10495, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01945, 04915, 04951, 05149, 05491, 09154, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09154 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,891 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯826 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59401 and you would come out at 47.51°S, 68.72°E — 144 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 26m.
  • 📏 At 3.0 square miles of land, 59401 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,255This ZIP13,255
Households6,290This ZIP6,290
Housing units6,941This ZIP6,941
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$55,299This ZIP$55,299Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$223,200This ZIP$223,200Montana$375,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$824This ZIP$824Montana$1,081US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%This ZIP27.8%
Mean commute13.8 minThis ZIP13.8 min
Population density4,478.0 / sq miThis ZIP4,478.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments621This ZIP621
Employees6,576This ZIP6,576
Annual payroll$313,328,000This ZIP$313,328,000
Tax returns filed6,140This ZIP6,140
Total adjusted gross income$326,520,000This ZIP$326,520,000

Land area

Land area2.96 sq miThis ZIP2.96 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Other place names in 59401

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

ZIP codes near 59401

ZIPCityDistance
59402 Malmstrom Afb, MT 1.3 mi
59403 Great Falls, MT 1.3 mi
59414 Black Eagle, MT 1.4 mi
59406 Great Falls, MT 7.7 mi
59404 Great Falls, MT 8.7 mi
59472 Sand Coulee, MT 12.4 mi
59485 Ulm, MT 14.7 mi
59440 Floweree, MT 15.2 mi
59405 Great Falls, MT 15.4 mi
59487 Vaughn, MT 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59401?

59401 is in Great Falls, Montana, in Cascade County, part of the Great Falls, MT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.5112, -111.2772.

What county is 59401 in?

59401 lies in Cascade County.

What area code is 59401?

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

What time zone is 59401 in?

59401 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59401?

About 13,255 people live in ZIP code 59401, in 6,290 households, at 4,478.0 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 59401?

$55,299 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59401?

The closest are 59402 (1.3 mi), 59403 (1.3 mi), 59414 (1.4 mi), 59406 (7.7 mi) and 59404 (8.7 mi).

Is 59401 a PO Box ZIP code?

59401 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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