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59648

ZIP 59648 is Wolf Creek, Montana, in Lewis and Clark County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
Metro area
Helena, MT
Population
486
Coordinates
47.0923, -112.2024
☼ Live from 59648 — Wolf Creek, MT

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Where 59648 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59648
  • 🔢 Type 59648 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhgGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,648 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 233. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100100000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59647 (Winston, MT, 51 mi away) and 59701 (Butte, MT, 74 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59648 becomes 84695, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45698, 45869, 45896, 46859, 46895, 46958, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96548 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,510 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯846 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59648 and you would come out at 47.09°S, 67.80°E — 192 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 30m.
  • 📏 At 705.0 square miles of land, 59648 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 535 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population486This ZIP486
Households177This ZIP177
Housing units513This ZIP513
Median age50.3This ZIP50.3Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$65,750This ZIP$65,750Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$263,600This ZIP$263,600Montana$375,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%This ZIP21.6%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density0.7 / sq miThis ZIP0.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees66This ZIP66
Annual payroll$3,496,000This ZIP$3,496,000
Tax returns filed330This ZIP330
Total adjusted gross income$25,781,000This ZIP$25,781,000

Land area

Land area704.96 sq miThis ZIP704.96 sq mi
Water area7.85 sq miThis ZIP7.85 sq mi

Other place names in 59648

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ZIP codes near 59648

ZIPCityDistance
59633 Canyon Creek, MT 20.0 mi
59640 Marysville, MT 23.7 mi
59421 Cascade, MT 24.2 mi
59477 Simms, MT 26.5 mi
59639 Lincoln, MT 26.5 mi
59602 Helena, MT 28.8 mi
59604 Helena, MT 31.4 mi
59636 Fort Harrison, MT 33.2 mi
59483 Sun River, MT 33.9 mi
59625 Helena, MT 34.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59648?

59648 is in Wolf Creek, Montana, in Lewis and Clark County, part of the Helena, MT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.0923, -112.2024.

What county is 59648 in?

59648 lies in Lewis and Clark County.

What area code is 59648?

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

What time zone is 59648 in?

59648 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59648?

About 486 people live in ZIP code 59648, in 177 households, at 0.7 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 59648?

$65,750 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59648?

The closest are 59633 (20 mi), 59640 (23.7 mi), 59421 (24.2 mi), 59477 (26.5 mi) and 59639 (26.5 mi).

Is 59648 a PO Box ZIP code?

59648 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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