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Where 59642 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 59642 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhgGS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 59,642 = 2 × 11 × 2711. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110100011111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59641 (Radersburg, MT, 42 mi away) and 59643 (Toston, MT, 40 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 59642 becomes 24695, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24569, 25649, 29456, 29465, 29546, 29564, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96452 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,161 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
- 🎯758 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59642 and you would come out at 46.27°S, 69.24°E — 218 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 36m.
- 📏 At 278.1 square miles of land, 59642 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 211 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 35This ZIP35 |
|---|---|
| Households | 29This ZIP29 |
| Housing units | 36This ZIP36 |
| Median age | 64.4This ZIP64.4Montana40.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $46,146This ZIP$46,146Montana$72,509US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 40.0%This ZIP40.0% |
| Population density | 0.1 / sq miThis ZIP0.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 278.14 sq miThis ZIP278.14 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 59642
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
59086 | Wilsall, MT | 14.8 mi |
59053 | Martinsdale, MT | 19.7 mi |
59714 | Belgrade, MT | 27.1 mi |
59085 | Two Dot, MT | 27.5 mi |
59018 | Clyde Park, MT | 29.4 mi |
59645 | White Sulphur Springs, MT | 32.4 mi |
59644 | Townsend, MT | 34.3 mi |
59082 | Springdale, MT | 36.4 mi |
59715 | Bozeman, MT | 40.1 mi |
59643 | Toston, MT | 40.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 59642?
59642 is in Ringling, Montana, in Meagher County. Its published point location is 46.2653, -110.7574.
What county is 59642 in?
59642 lies in Meagher County.
What area code is 59642?
Ringling uses area code 406, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 59642 in?
59642 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 59642?
About 35 people live in ZIP code 59642, in 29 households, at 0.1 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 59642?
$46,146 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.
What ZIP codes are near 59642?
The closest are 59086 (14.8 mi), 59053 (19.7 mi), 59714 (27.1 mi), 59085 (27.5 mi) and 59018 (29.4 mi).
Is 59642 a PO Box ZIP code?
59642 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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