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Where 59824 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.
- 🔢 Type 59824 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZBGS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 59,824 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3739. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110100110110000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59823 (Bonner, MT, 42 mi away) and 59825 (Clinton, MT, 61 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 59824 becomes 42895, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24589, 24598, 24859, 24895, 24985, 25849, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28594 in Emerald Isle, NC, 2,104 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
- 🎯938 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59824 and you would come out at 47.41°S, 65.79°E — 243 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 27m.
- 📏 At 93.5 square miles of land, 59824 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,526This ZIP1,526 |
|---|---|
| Households | 596This ZIP596 |
| Housing units | 676This ZIP676 |
| Median age | 45.8This ZIP45.8Montana40.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $53,382This ZIP$53,382Montana$72,509US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $317,800This ZIP$317,800Montana$375,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $846This ZIP$846Montana$1,081US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.4%This ZIP25.4% |
| Mean commute | 30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min |
| Population density | 16.3 / sq miThis ZIP16.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 42This ZIP42 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 162This ZIP162 |
| Annual payroll | $5,280,000This ZIP$5,280,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 700This ZIP700 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $42,642,000This ZIP$42,642,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 93.49 sq miThis ZIP93.49 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 4.65 sq miThis ZIP4.65 sq mi |
Other place names in 59824
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 59824
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
59863 | Ravalli, MT | 7.9 mi |
59864 | Ronan, MT | 9.1 mi |
59865 | Saint Ignatius, MT | 11.3 mi |
59831 | Dixon, MT | 13.0 mi |
59855 | Pablo, MT | 13.6 mi |
59821 | Arlee, MT | 16.6 mi |
59860 | Polson, MT | 20.9 mi |
59846 | Huson, MT | 23.1 mi |
59834 | Frenchtown, MT | 23.1 mi |
59826 | Condon, MT | 23.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 59824?
59824 is in Charlo, Montana, in Lake County. Its published point location is 47.4135, -114.2074.
What county is 59824 in?
59824 lies in Lake County.
What area code is 59824?
Charlo uses area code 406, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 59824 in?
59824 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 59824?
About 1,526 people live in ZIP code 59824, in 596 households, at 16.3 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 59824?
$53,382 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.
What ZIP codes are near 59824?
The closest are 59863 (7.9 mi), 59864 (9.1 mi), 59865 (11.3 mi), 59831 (13 mi) and 59855 (13.6 mi).
Is 59824 a PO Box ZIP code?
59824 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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