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59472

ZIP 59472 is Sand Coulee, Montana, in Cascade County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Cascade
Metro area
Great Falls, MT
Population
507
Coordinates
47.3388, -111.2071
☼ Live from 59472 — Sand Coulee, MT

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Where 59472 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59472
  • 🔢 Type 59472 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLhGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,472 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 59. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100001010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59471 (Roy, MT, 114 mi away) and 59474 (Shelby, MT, 85 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59472 becomes 27495 — and that is a real ZIP code: Greensboro, NC, 1,782 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24579, 24597, 24957, 27495, 27549, 27594, …). The farthest-flung twin is 27954 in Manteo, NC, 1,976 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯816 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59472 and you would come out at 47.34°S, 68.79°E — 154 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 28m.
  • 📏 At 55.4 square miles of land, 59472 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population507This ZIP507
Households217This ZIP217
Housing units251This ZIP251
Median age54.6This ZIP54.6Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$68,036This ZIP$68,036Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$235,300This ZIP$235,300Montana$375,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%This ZIP23.2%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density9.2 / sq miThis ZIP9.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees19This ZIP19
Annual payroll$882,000This ZIP$882,000
Tax returns filed290This ZIP290
Total adjusted gross income$19,492,000This ZIP$19,492,000

Land area

Land area55.37 sq miThis ZIP55.37 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 59472

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ZIP codes near 59472

ZIPCityDistance
59405 Great Falls, MT 5.6 mi
59480 Stockett, MT 10.6 mi
59402 Malmstrom Afb, MT 12.0 mi
59403 Great Falls, MT 12.0 mi
59401 Great Falls, MT 12.4 mi
59414 Black Eagle, MT 13.3 mi
59412 Belt, MT 16.3 mi
59485 Ulm, MT 18.1 mi
59406 Great Falls, MT 19.5 mi
59404 Great Falls, MT 21.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59472?

59472 is in Sand Coulee, Montana, in Cascade County, part of the Great Falls, MT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.3388, -111.2071.

What county is 59472 in?

59472 lies in Cascade County.

What area code is 59472?

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

What time zone is 59472 in?

59472 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59472?

About 507 people live in ZIP code 59472, in 217 households, at 9.2 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 59472?

$68,036 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59472?

The closest are 59405 (5.6 mi), 59480 (10.6 mi), 59402 (12 mi), 59403 (12 mi) and 59401 (12.4 mi).

Is 59472 a PO Box ZIP code?

59472 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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