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59740

ZIP 59740 is Mc Allister, Montana, in Madison County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Madison
Metro area
none
Population
428
Coordinates
45.5036, -111.8141
☼ Live from 59740 — Mc Allister, MT

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Where 59740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59740
  • 🔢 Type 59740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,740 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 29 × 103. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100101011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59739 (Lima, MT, 61 mi away) and 59741 (Manhattan, MT, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59740 becomes 04795, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04579, 04957, 04975, 05479, 07495, 07945, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09745 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,403 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 87%.
  • 🎯777 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59740 and you would come out at 45.50°S, 68.19°E — 282 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 42m.
  • 📏 At 155.8 square miles of land, 59740 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 118 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population428This ZIP428
Households213This ZIP213
Housing units365This ZIP365
Median age59.3This ZIP59.3Montana40.4US 38.9
Median home value$674,100This ZIP$674,100Montana$375,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%This ZIP19.1%
Population density2.7 / sq miThis ZIP2.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees30This ZIP30
Annual payroll$1,065,000This ZIP$1,065,000

Land area

Land area155.80 sq miThis ZIP155.80 sq mi
Water area6.24 sq miThis ZIP6.24 sq mi

Other place names in 59740

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 59740

ZIPCityDistance
59735 Harrison, MT 10.2 mi
59745 Norris, MT 11.5 mi
59749 Sheridan, MT 13.0 mi
59729 Ennis, MT 14.7 mi
59747 Pony, MT 15.1 mi
59755 Virginia City, MT 17.3 mi
59760 Willow Creek, MT 20.5 mi
59721 Cardwell, MT 24.2 mi
59716 Big Sky, MT 25.5 mi
59754 Twin Bridges, MT 26.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59740?

59740 is in Mc Allister, Montana, in Madison County. Its published point location is 45.5036, -111.8141.

What county is 59740 in?

59740 lies in Madison County.

What area code is 59740?

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

What time zone is 59740 in?

59740 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59740?

About 428 people live in ZIP code 59740, in 213 households, at 2.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 59740?

The closest are 59735 (10.2 mi), 59745 (11.5 mi), 59749 (13 mi), 59729 (14.7 mi) and 59747 (15.1 mi).

Is 59740 a PO Box ZIP code?

59740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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