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59802

ZIP 59802 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
19,864
Coordinates
46.9040, -113.9193
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Where 59802 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59802
  • 🔢 Type 59802 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOBGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,802 = 2 × 3 × 9967. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100110011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59801 (Missoula, MT, 5 mi away) and 59803 (Missoula, MT, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59802 becomes 20895 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kensington, MD, 1,921 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02859, 02895, 05829, 09258, 09825, 09852, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09852 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,345 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
  • 🎯910 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59802 and you would come out at 46.90°S, 66.08°E — 255 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 53m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 31m.
  • 📏 At 45.4 square miles of land, 59802 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,864This ZIP19,864
Households9,530This ZIP9,530
Housing units10,450This ZIP10,450
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$67,736This ZIP$67,736Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$461,700This ZIP$461,700Montana$375,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,099This ZIP$1,099Montana$1,081US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.3%This ZIP51.3%
Mean commute16.8 minThis ZIP16.8 min
Population density437.8 / sq miThis ZIP437.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments996This ZIP996
Employees12,507This ZIP12,507
Annual payroll$677,008,000This ZIP$677,008,000
Tax returns filed10,090This ZIP10,090
Total adjusted gross income$797,121,000This ZIP$797,121,000

Land area

Land area45.38 sq miThis ZIP45.38 sq mi
Water area0.72 sq miThis ZIP0.72 sq mi

Other place names in 59802

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

ZIP codes near 59802

ZIPCityDistance
59807 Missoula, MT 1.9 mi
59851 Milltown, MT 3.0 mi
59806 Missoula, MT 4.2 mi
59812 Missoula, MT 4.3 mi
59801 Missoula, MT 5.5 mi
59803 Missoula, MT 8.4 mi
59808 Missoula, MT 9.1 mi
59823 Bonner, MT 15.5 mi
59804 Missoula, MT 16.4 mi
59834 Frenchtown, MT 18.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59802?

59802 is in Missoula, Montana, in Missoula County, part of the Missoula, MT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.9040, -113.9193.

What county is 59802 in?

59802 lies in Missoula County.

What area code is 59802?

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

What time zone is 59802 in?

59802 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59802?

About 19,864 people live in ZIP code 59802, in 9,530 households, at 437.8 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 59802?

$67,736 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59802?

The closest are 59807 (1.9 mi), 59851 (3 mi), 59806 (4.2 mi), 59812 (4.3 mi) and 59801 (5.5 mi).

Is 59802 a PO Box ZIP code?

59802 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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