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59461

ZIP 59461 is Lothair, Montana, in Liberty County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Liberty
Metro area
none
Population
23
Coordinates
48.4712, -111.2113
☼ Live from 59461 — Lothair, MT

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Where 59461 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59461
  • 🔢 Type 59461 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IghGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,461 = 97 × 613. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100001000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59460 (Loma, MT, 42 mi away) and 59462 (Moccasin, MT, 112 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59461 becomes 16495, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14569, 15469, 15946, 16945, 19456, 19465, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96451 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,048 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯863 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59461 and you would come out at 48.47°S, 68.79°E — 89 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 18m.
  • 📏 At 37.5 square miles of land, 59461 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23This ZIP23
Households11This ZIP11
Housing units11This ZIP11
Median age83.6This ZIP83.6Montana40.4US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher34.8%This ZIP34.8%
Population density0.6 / sq miThis ZIP0.6 / sq mi

Land area

Land area37.48 sq miThis ZIP37.48 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

ZIP codes near 59461

ZIPCityDistance
59522 Chester, MT 12.3 mi
59444 Galata, MT 14.6 mi
59456 Ledger, MT 15.5 mi
59474 Shelby, MT 22.3 mi
59530 Inverness, MT 25.2 mi
59531 Joplin, MT 28.4 mi
59466 Oilmont, MT 30.9 mi
59540 Rudyard, MT 31.0 mi
59545 Whitlash, MT 32.3 mi
59416 Brady, MT 33.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59461?

59461 is in Lothair, Montana, in Liberty County. Its published point location is 48.4712, -111.2113.

What county is 59461 in?

59461 lies in Liberty County.

What area code is 59461?

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

What time zone is 59461 in?

59461 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59461?

About 23 people live in ZIP code 59461, in 11 households, at 0.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 59461?

The closest are 59522 (12.3 mi), 59444 (14.6 mi), 59456 (15.5 mi), 59474 (22.3 mi) and 59530 (25.2 mi).

Is 59461 a PO Box ZIP code?

59461 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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