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Where 59420 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 59420 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZhGS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 59,420 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 2971. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110100000011100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59419 (Bynum, MT, 61 mi away) and 59421 (Cascade, MT, 64 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 59420 becomes 02495 — and that is a real ZIP code: Nonantum, MA, 1,955 miles away.
- 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02459, 02495, 04259, 04925, 04952, 05492, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09245 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,965 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
- 🎯830 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59420 and you would come out at 47.88°S, 69.00°E — 116 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 23m.
- 📏 At 249.0 square miles of land, 59420 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 189 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 164This ZIP164 |
|---|---|
| Households | 49This ZIP49 |
| Housing units | 63This ZIP63 |
| Median age | 39.0This ZIP39.0Montana40.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $88,438This ZIP$88,438Montana$72,509US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $117,100This ZIP$117,100Montana$375,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 48.6%This ZIP48.6% |
| Mean commute | 17.3 minThis ZIP17.3 min |
| Population density | 0.7 / sq miThis ZIP0.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 16This ZIP16 |
| Annual payroll | $1,003,000This ZIP$1,003,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 160This ZIP160 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $8,514,000This ZIP$8,514,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 249.01 sq miThis ZIP249.01 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi |
Other place names in 59420
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 59420
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
59440 | Floweree, MT | 13.3 mi |
59442 | Fort Benton, MT | 16.7 mi |
59406 | Great Falls, MT | 20.9 mi |
59404 | Great Falls, MT | 22.7 mi |
59450 | Highwood, MT | 25.5 mi |
59416 | Brady, MT | 26.6 mi |
59460 | Loma, MT | 26.7 mi |
59414 | Black Eagle, MT | 26.9 mi |
59401 | Great Falls, MT | 28.3 mi |
59402 | Malmstrom Afb, MT | 29.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 59420?
59420 is in Carter, Montana, in Chouteau County. Its published point location is 47.8775, -111.0039.
What county is 59420 in?
59420 lies in Chouteau County.
What area code is 59420?
Carter uses area code 406, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 59420 in?
59420 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 59420?
About 164 people live in ZIP code 59420, in 49 households, at 0.7 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 59420?
$88,438 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.
What ZIP codes are near 59420?
The closest are 59440 (13.3 mi), 59442 (16.7 mi), 59406 (20.9 mi), 59404 (22.7 mi) and 59450 (25.5 mi).
Is 59420 a PO Box ZIP code?
59420 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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