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59761

ZIP 59761 is Wisdom, Montana, in Beaverhead County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Beaverhead
Metro area
none
Population
312
Coordinates
45.5760, -113.5562
☼ Live from 59761 — Wisdom, MT

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Where 59761 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59761
  • 🔢 Type 59761 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgLGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,761 = 13 × 4597. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100101110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59760 (Willow Creek, MT, 96 mi away) and 59762 (Wise River, MT, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59761 becomes 16795, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15679, 15697, 17569, 17965, 19567, 59716, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96517 in FPO AA, a military post office, 5,552 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
  • 🎯856 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59761 and you would come out at 45.58°S, 66.44°E — 315 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 1,035.2 square miles of land, 59761 is bigger than 99% of ZIP codes — room for about 786 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population312This ZIP312
Households146This ZIP146
Housing units237This ZIP237
Median age60.1This ZIP60.1Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$62,083This ZIP$62,083Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$253,600This ZIP$253,600Montana$375,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$613This ZIP$613Montana$1,081US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%This ZIP25.7%
Mean commute31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min
Population density0.3 / sq miThis ZIP0.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees29This ZIP29
Annual payroll$1,358,000This ZIP$1,358,000
Tax returns filed140This ZIP140
Total adjusted gross income$8,761,000This ZIP$8,761,000

Land area

Land area1,035.20 sq miThis ZIP1,035.20 sq mi
Water area2.02 sq miThis ZIP2.02 sq mi

Other place names in 59761

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ZIP codes near 59761

ZIPCityDistance
59736 Jackson, MT 19.1 mi
83463 Gibbonsville, ID 20.3 mi
83462 Carmen, ID 22.9 mi
59871 Sula, MT 25.2 mi
83466 North Fork, ID 25.7 mi
59746 Polaris, MT 27.5 mi
59762 Wise River, MT 27.9 mi
59829 Darby, MT 32.3 mi
59827 Conner, MT 33.7 mi
59727 Divide, MT 38.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59761?

59761 is in Wisdom, Montana, in Beaverhead County. Its published point location is 45.5760, -113.5562.

What county is 59761 in?

59761 lies in Beaverhead County.

What area code is 59761?

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

What time zone is 59761 in?

59761 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59761?

About 312 people live in ZIP code 59761, in 146 households, at 0.3 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 59761?

$62,083 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59761?

The closest are 59736 (19.1 mi), 83463 (20.3 mi), 83462 (22.9 mi), 59871 (25.2 mi) and 83466 (25.7 mi).

Is 59761 a PO Box ZIP code?

59761 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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