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59644

ZIP 59644 is Townsend, Montana, in Broadwater County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Broadwater
Metro area
Helena, MT
Population
4,187
Coordinates
46.4167, -111.4426
☼ Live from 59644 — Townsend, MT

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Where 59644 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59644
  • 🔢 Type 59644 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhgGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,644 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 31 × 37. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100011111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59643 (Toston, MT, 21 mi away) and 59645 (White Sulphur Springs, MT, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59644 becomes 44695 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bowerston, OH, 1,563 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44659, 44695, 45469, 45694, 46945, 49456, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96454 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,129 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 86%.
  • 🎯791 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59644 and you would come out at 46.42°S, 68.56°E — 217 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 35m.
  • 📏 At 716.3 square miles of land, 59644 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 544 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,187This ZIP4,187
Households1,745This ZIP1,745
Housing units1,952This ZIP1,952
Median age51.4This ZIP51.4Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$68,811This ZIP$68,811Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$361,500This ZIP$361,500Montana$375,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,005This ZIP$1,005Montana$1,081US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute33.3 minThis ZIP33.3 min
Population density5.8 / sq miThis ZIP5.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments130This ZIP130
Employees649This ZIP649
Annual payroll$28,416,000This ZIP$28,416,000
Tax returns filed2,320This ZIP2,320
Total adjusted gross income$175,828,000This ZIP$175,828,000

Land area

Land area716.25 sq miThis ZIP716.25 sq mi
Water area23.37 sq miThis ZIP23.37 sq mi

Other place names in 59644

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ZIP codes near 59644

ZIPCityDistance
59647 Winston, MT 10.6 mi
59641 Radersburg, MT 17.1 mi
59635 East Helena, MT 20.1 mi
59643 Toston, MT 20.6 mi
59645 White Sulphur Springs, MT 26.3 mi
59634 Clancy, MT 28.1 mi
59638 Jefferson City, MT 28.2 mi
59604 Helena, MT 30.4 mi
59620 Helena, MT 30.7 mi
59624 Helena, MT 30.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59644?

59644 is in Townsend, Montana, in Broadwater County, part of the Helena, MT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.4167, -111.4426.

What county is 59644 in?

59644 lies in Broadwater County.

What area code is 59644?

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

What time zone is 59644 in?

59644 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59644?

About 4,187 people live in ZIP code 59644, in 1,745 households, at 5.8 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 59644?

$68,811 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59644?

The closest are 59647 (10.6 mi), 59641 (17.1 mi), 59635 (20.1 mi), 59643 (20.6 mi) and 59645 (26.3 mi).

Is 59644 a PO Box ZIP code?

59644 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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