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59602

ZIP 59602 is in Helena, Montana, in Lewis and Clark County; area code 406; Mountain time. Helena has 8 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
Metro area
Helena, MT
Population
30,754
Coordinates
46.7269, -111.9083
☼ Live from 59602 — Helena, MT

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Where 59602 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59602
  • 🔢 Type 59602 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOgGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,602 = 2 × 17 × 1753. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100011010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59601 (Helena, MT, 19 mi away) and 59604 (Helena, MT, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59602 becomes 20695 — and that is a real ZIP code: White Plains, MD, 1,844 miles away.
  • 👥 48 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02659, 06259, 09265, 09625, 20659, 20695, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96520 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,817 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯821 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59602 and you would come out at 46.73°S, 68.09°E — 206 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 32m.
  • 📏 At 524.3 square miles of land, 59602 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 398 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,754This ZIP30,754
Households11,688This ZIP11,688
Housing units12,445This ZIP12,445
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$92,985This ZIP$92,985Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$408,600This ZIP$408,600Montana$375,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,464This ZIP$1,464Montana$1,081US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.9%This ZIP38.9%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density58.7 / sq miThis ZIP58.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments643This ZIP643
Employees5,313This ZIP5,313
Annual payroll$234,136,000This ZIP$234,136,000
Tax returns filed14,240This ZIP14,240
Total adjusted gross income$1,157,751,000This ZIP$1,157,751,000

Land area

Land area524.34 sq miThis ZIP524.34 sq mi
Water area20.46 sq miThis ZIP20.46 sq mi

Other place names in 59602

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ZIP codes near 59602

ZIPCityDistance
59604 Helena, MT 5.0 mi
59625 Helena, MT 10.7 mi
59620 Helena, MT 11.1 mi
59624 Helena, MT 11.1 mi
59626 Helena, MT 11.1 mi
59623 Helena, MT 11.4 mi
59636 Fort Harrison, MT 12.4 mi
59635 East Helena, MT 12.7 mi
59601 Helena, MT 19.4 mi
59634 Clancy, MT 20.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59602?

59602 is in Helena, Montana, in Lewis and Clark County, part of the Helena, MT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.7269, -111.9083.

What county is 59602 in?

59602 lies in Lewis and Clark County.

What area code is 59602?

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

What time zone is 59602 in?

59602 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59602?

About 30,754 people live in ZIP code 59602, in 11,688 households, at 58.7 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 59602?

$92,985 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59602?

The closest are 59604 (5 mi), 59625 (10.7 mi), 59620 (11.1 mi), 59624 (11.1 mi) and 59626 (11.1 mi).

Is 59602 a PO Box ZIP code?

59602 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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