Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 59728 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 59728 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZLGS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 59,728 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3733. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110100101010000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59727 (Divide, MT, 53 mi away) and 59729 (Ennis, MT, 90 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 59728 becomes 82795, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25879, 25978, 27589, 27895, 27958, 27985, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28579 in Smyrna, NC, 2,027 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
- 🎯835 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59728 and you would come out at 46.51°S, 67.57°E — 231 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 34m.
- 📏 At 181.7 square miles of land, 59728 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 138 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 394This ZIP394 |
|---|---|
| Households | 185This ZIP185 |
| Housing units | 244This ZIP244 |
| Median age | 50.0This ZIP50.0Montana40.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $78,750This ZIP$78,750Montana$72,509US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $421,400This ZIP$421,400Montana$375,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $775This ZIP$775Montana$1,081US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.1%This ZIP24.1% |
| Mean commute | 37.0 minThis ZIP37.0 min |
| Population density | 2.2 / sq miThis ZIP2.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 13This ZIP13 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 203This ZIP203 |
| Annual payroll | $25,002,000This ZIP$25,002,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 181.66 sq miThis ZIP181.66 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 59728
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 59728
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
59601 | Helena, MT | 11.3 mi |
59713 | Avon, MT | 13.6 mi |
59631 | Basin, MT | 15.2 mi |
59731 | Garrison, MT | 16.2 mi |
59636 | Fort Harrison, MT | 16.9 mi |
59640 | Marysville, MT | 18.2 mi |
59722 | Deer Lodge, MT | 18.6 mi |
59623 | Helena, MT | 19.5 mi |
59634 | Clancy, MT | 19.7 mi |
59620 | Helena, MT | 19.8 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 59728 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 59728?
59728 is in Elliston, Montana, in Powell County. Its published point location is 46.5089, -112.4348.
What county is 59728 in?
59728 lies in Powell County.
What area code is 59728?
Elliston uses area code 406, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 59728 in?
59728 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 59728?
About 394 people live in ZIP code 59728, in 185 households, at 2.2 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 59728?
$78,750 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.
What ZIP codes are near 59728?
The closest are 59601 (11.3 mi), 59713 (13.6 mi), 59631 (15.2 mi), 59731 (16.2 mi) and 59636 (16.9 mi).
Is 59728 a PO Box ZIP code?
59728 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “59728 ZIP Code — Elliston, Montana (Powell County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/59728
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/59728.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.