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59801

ZIP 59801 is in Missoula, Montana, in Missoula County; area code 406; Mountain time. Missoula has 8 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Missoula
Metro area
Missoula, MT
Population
30,916
Coordinates
46.8547, -114.0104
☼ Live from 59801 — Missoula, MT

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Where 59801 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59801
  • 🔢 Type 59801 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOBGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,801 = 7 × 8543. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100110011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59772 (Bozeman, MT, 164 mi away) and 59802 (Missoula, MT, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59801 becomes 10895, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01985, 05819, 09185, 09815, 09851, 10589, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09815 in APO AE, a military post office, 9,451 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
  • 🎯912 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59801 and you would come out at 46.85°S, 65.99°E — 260 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 31m.
  • 📏 At 7.7 square miles of land, 59801 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,916This ZIP30,916
Households15,038This ZIP15,038
Housing units16,053This ZIP16,053
Median age32.5This ZIP32.5Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$58,347This ZIP$58,347Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$442,400This ZIP$442,400Montana$375,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,124This ZIP$1,124Montana$1,081US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.0%This ZIP56.0%
Mean commute14.6 minThis ZIP14.6 min
Population density4,009.3 / sq miThis ZIP4,009.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,486This ZIP1,486
Employees17,584This ZIP17,584
Annual payroll$795,850,000This ZIP$795,850,000
Tax returns filed15,780This ZIP15,780
Total adjusted gross income$1,084,836,000This ZIP$1,084,836,000

Land area

Land area7.71 sq miThis ZIP7.71 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 59801

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ZIP codes near 59801

ZIPCityDistance
59812 Missoula, MT 1.3 mi
59806 Missoula, MT 1.4 mi
59807 Missoula, MT 4.6 mi
59802 Missoula, MT 5.5 mi
59803 Missoula, MT 5.7 mi
59851 Milltown, MT 6.4 mi
59808 Missoula, MT 8.3 mi
59804 Missoula, MT 12.1 mi
59833 Florence, MT 14.6 mi
59834 Frenchtown, MT 18.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59801?

59801 is in Missoula, Montana, in Missoula County, part of the Missoula, MT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.8547, -114.0104.

What county is 59801 in?

59801 lies in Missoula County.

What area code is 59801?

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

What time zone is 59801 in?

59801 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59801?

About 30,916 people live in ZIP code 59801, in 15,038 households, at 4,009.3 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 59801?

$58,347 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59801?

The closest are 59812 (1.3 mi), 59806 (1.4 mi), 59807 (4.6 mi), 59802 (5.5 mi) and 59803 (5.7 mi).

Is 59801 a PO Box ZIP code?

59801 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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