59443
ZIP 59443 is Fort Shaw, Montana, mostly in Cascade County; area code 406; Mountain time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- Cascade +1 more
- Metro area
- Great Falls, MT
- Population
- 705
- Coordinates
- 47.5639, -111.8289
Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 59443 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 59443 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhhGS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 59443 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110100000110011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59442 (Fort Benton, MT, 60 mi away) and 59444 (Galata, MT, 78 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 59443 becomes 34495, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34945, 34954, 35449, 43549, 43945, 45349, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34954 in Fort Pierce, FL, 2,191 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
- 🎯849 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59443 and you would come out at 47.56°S, 68.17°E — 155 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 26m.
- 📏 At 58.5 square miles of land, 59443 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 705This ZIP705 |
|---|---|
| Households | 270This ZIP270 |
| Housing units | 288This ZIP288 |
| Median age | 47.4This ZIP47.4Montana40.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $81,221This ZIP$81,221Montana$72,509US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $271,400This ZIP$271,400Montana$375,800US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 28.1%This ZIP28.1% |
| Mean commute | 29.8 minThis ZIP29.8 min |
| Population density | 12.0 / sq miThis ZIP12.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 14This ZIP14 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 28This ZIP28 |
| Annual payroll | $1,258,000This ZIP$1,258,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 310This ZIP310 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $26,442,000This ZIP$26,442,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 58.51 sq miThis ZIP58.51 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Counties 59443 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Cascade County | 93.5% |
| Teton County | 6.5% |
Other place names in 59443
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 59443
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
59483 | Sun River, MT | 8.2 mi |
59487 | Vaughn, MT | 9.0 mi |
59477 | Simms, MT | 10.8 mi |
59436 | Fairfield, MT | 14.0 mi |
59468 | Power, MT | 14.5 mi |
59485 | Ulm, MT | 15.2 mi |
59433 | Dutton, MT | 23.0 mi |
59404 | Great Falls, MT | 23.8 mi |
59402 | Malmstrom Afb, MT | 25.0 mi |
59403 | Great Falls, MT | 25.0 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 59443 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 59443?
59443 is in Fort Shaw, Montana, in Cascade County, part of the Great Falls, MT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.5639, -111.8289.
What county is 59443 in?
59443 spans 2 counties: Cascade County and Teton County. Most of it falls in Cascade 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 59443?
Fort Shaw uses area code 406, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 59443 in?
59443 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 59443?
About 705 people live in ZIP code 59443, in 270 households, at 12.0 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 59443?
$81,221 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.
What ZIP codes are near 59443?
The closest are 59483 (8.2 mi), 59487 (9 mi), 59477 (10.8 mi), 59436 (14 mi) and 59468 (14.5 mi).
Is 59443 a PO Box ZIP code?
59443 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “59443 ZIP Code — Fort Shaw, Montana (Cascade County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/59443
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/59443.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.