59701
ZIP 59701 is in Butte, Montana, mostly in Silver Bow County; area code 406; Mountain time. Butte has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 59702, 59703, 59707 and 59750.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Denver
- County
- Silver Bow +2 more
- Metro area
- Butte-Silver Bow, MT
- Population
- 34,232
- Coordinates
- 46.0327, -112.4642
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Where 59701 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 59701 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOLGS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 59,701 = 227 × 263. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110100100110101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59648 (Wolf Creek, MT, 74 mi away) and 59702 (Butte, MT, 12 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 59701 becomes 10795, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07195, 09157, 09175, 09715, 10579, 10597, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09157 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,077 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
- 🎯821 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59701 and you would come out at 46.03°S, 67.54°E — 261 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 38m.
- 📏 At 509.7 square miles of land, 59701 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 387 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 34,232This ZIP34,232 |
|---|---|
| Households | 14,888This ZIP14,888 |
| Housing units | 16,941This ZIP16,941 |
| Median age | 40.3This ZIP40.3Montana40.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $60,437This ZIP$60,437Montana$72,509US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $248,200This ZIP$248,200Montana$375,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $865This ZIP$865Montana$1,081US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.6%This ZIP27.6% |
| Mean commute | 16.7 minThis ZIP16.7 min |
| Population density | 67.2 / sq miThis ZIP67.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 1,151This ZIP1,151 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 12,494This ZIP12,494 |
| Annual payroll | $620,133,000This ZIP$620,133,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 16,210This ZIP16,210 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,087,556,000This ZIP$1,087,556,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 509.68 sq miThis ZIP509.68 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.80 sq miThis ZIP0.80 sq mi |
Counties 59701 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Silver Bow County | 48.6% |
| Jefferson County | 46.8% |
| Deer Lodge County | 4.6% |
Other place names in 59701
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 59701
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
59707 | Butte, MT | 3.9 mi |
59748 | Ramsay, MT | 11.2 mi |
59702 | Butte, MT | 12.1 mi |
59703 | Butte, MT | 12.1 mi |
59750 | Butte, MT | 13.3 mi |
59631 | Basin, MT | 18.2 mi |
59759 | Whitehall, MT | 19.3 mi |
59756 | Warm Springs, MT | 20.3 mi |
59727 | Divide, MT | 23.9 mi |
59632 | Boulder, MT | 24.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 59701?
59701 is in Butte, Montana, in Silver Bow County, part of the Butte-Silver Bow, MT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.0327, -112.4642.
What county is 59701 in?
59701 spans 3 counties: Silver Bow County, Jefferson County and Deer Lodge County. Most of it falls in Silver Bow County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 59701?
Butte uses area code 406, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 59701 in?
59701 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 59701?
About 34,232 people live in ZIP code 59701, in 14,888 households, at 67.2 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 59701?
$60,437 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.
What ZIP codes are near 59701?
The closest are 59707 (3.9 mi), 59748 (11.2 mi), 59702 (12.1 mi), 59703 (12.1 mi) and 59750 (13.3 mi).
Is 59701 a PO Box ZIP code?
59701 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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