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59743

ZIP 59743 is Melrose, Montana, mostly in Beaverhead County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Beaverhead +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
165
Coordinates
45.6012, -112.7647
☼ Live from 59743 — Melrose, MT

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Where 59743 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59743
  • 🔢 Type 59743 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhLGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 59743 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100101011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59741 (Manhattan, MT, 68 mi away) and 59745 (Norris, MT, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59743 becomes 34795, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34759, 34957, 35749, 35974, 39457, 39475, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34957 in Jensen Beach, FL, 2,183 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
  • 🎯822 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59743 and you would come out at 45.60°S, 67.24°E — 294 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 41m.
  • 📏 At 209.7 square miles of land, 59743 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 159 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population165This ZIP165
Households74This ZIP74
Housing units119This ZIP119
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6Montana40.4US 38.9
Median home value$358,300This ZIP$358,300Montana$375,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$955This ZIP$955Montana$1,081US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.1%This ZIP39.1%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density0.8 / sq miThis ZIP0.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees19This ZIP19
Annual payroll$862,000This ZIP$862,000

Land area

Land area209.73 sq miThis ZIP209.73 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

Counties 59743 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Beaverhead County 62.7%
Madison County 27.9%
Silver Bow County 9.4%

Other place names in 59743

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

ZIP codes near 59743

ZIPCityDistance
59732 Glen, MT 7.8 mi
59727 Divide, MT 14.1 mi
59754 Twin Bridges, MT 20.5 mi
59746 Polaris, MT 20.7 mi
59702 Butte, MT 21.9 mi
59703 Butte, MT 21.9 mi
59750 Butte, MT 22.2 mi
59751 Silver Star, MT 23.4 mi
59707 Butte, MT 29.9 mi
59748 Ramsay, MT 30.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59743?

59743 is in Melrose, Montana, in Beaverhead County. Its published point location is 45.6012, -112.7647.

What county is 59743 in?

59743 spans 3 counties: Beaverhead County, Madison County and Silver Bow County. Most of it falls in Beaverhead 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 59743?

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

What time zone is 59743 in?

59743 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59743?

About 165 people live in ZIP code 59743, in 74 households, at 0.8 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 59743?

The closest are 59732 (7.8 mi), 59727 (14.1 mi), 59754 (20.5 mi), 59746 (20.7 mi) and 59702 (21.9 mi).

Is 59743 a PO Box ZIP code?

59743 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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