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59442

ZIP 59442 is Fort Benton, Montana, in Chouteau County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Chouteau
Metro area
none
Population
1,838
Coordinates
47.9289, -110.6517
☼ Live from 59442 — Fort Benton, MT

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Where 59442 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59442
  • 🔢 Type 59442 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhhGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,442 = 2 × 3 × 9907. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100000110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59441 (Forest Grove, MT, 106 mi away) and 59443 (Fort Shaw, MT, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59442 becomes 24495, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24459, 24549, 24594, 24945, 24954, 29445, …). The farthest-flung twin is 29445 in Goose Creek, SC, 1,895 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯820 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59442 and you would come out at 47.93°S, 69.35°E — 106 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 790.3 square miles of land, 59442 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 600 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,838This ZIP1,838
Households677This ZIP677
Housing units950This ZIP950
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$67,917This ZIP$67,917Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$254,000This ZIP$254,000Montana$375,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$686This ZIP$686Montana$1,081US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%This ZIP28.5%
Mean commute14.4 minThis ZIP14.4 min
Population density2.3 / sq miThis ZIP2.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments93This ZIP93
Employees502This ZIP502
Annual payroll$22,058,000This ZIP$22,058,000
Tax returns filed890This ZIP890
Total adjusted gross income$55,739,000This ZIP$55,739,000

Land area

Land area790.29 sq miThis ZIP790.29 sq mi
Water area9.78 sq miThis ZIP9.78 sq mi

Other place names in 59442

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ZIP codes near 59442

ZIPCityDistance
59460 Loma, MT 12.1 mi
59420 Carter, MT 16.7 mi
59450 Highwood, MT 26.4 mi
59440 Floweree, MT 27.7 mi
59446 Geraldine, MT 30.1 mi
59520 Big Sandy, MT 34.1 mi
59406 Great Falls, MT 34.6 mi
59404 Great Falls, MT 37.6 mi
59414 Black Eagle, MT 39.6 mi
59456 Ledger, MT 40.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59442?

59442 is in Fort Benton, Montana, in Chouteau County. Its published point location is 47.9289, -110.6517.

What county is 59442 in?

59442 lies in Chouteau County.

What area code is 59442?

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

What time zone is 59442 in?

59442 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59442?

About 1,838 people live in ZIP code 59442, in 677 households, at 2.3 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 59442?

$67,917 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59442?

The closest are 59460 (12.1 mi), 59420 (16.7 mi), 59450 (26.4 mi), 59440 (27.7 mi) and 59446 (30.1 mi).

Is 59442 a PO Box ZIP code?

59442 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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