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59845

ZIP 59845 is Hot Springs, Montana, mostly in Sanders County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Sanders +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,223
Coordinates
47.6903, -114.5547
☼ Live from 59845 — Hot Springs, MT

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Where 59845 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59845
  • 🔢 Type 59845 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShBGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,845 = 5 × 11969. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100111000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59844 (Heron, MT, 68 mi away) and 59846 (Huson, MT, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59845 becomes 54895 — and that is a real ZIP code: Weyerhaeuser, WI, 1,104 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45859, 45895, 49855, 54859, 54895, 54985, …). The farthest-flung twin is 45859 in Mc Guffey, OH, 1,587 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
  • 🎯962 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59845 and you would come out at 47.69°S, 65.45°E — 247 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 25m.
  • 📏 At 442.3 square miles of land, 59845 is bigger than 97% of ZIP codes — room for about 336 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,223This ZIP1,223
Households542This ZIP542
Housing units682This ZIP682
Median age51.8This ZIP51.8Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$31,970This ZIP$31,970Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$191,100This ZIP$191,100Montana$375,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$723This ZIP$723Montana$1,081US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute17.7 minThis ZIP17.7 min
Population density2.8 / sq miThis ZIP2.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees254This ZIP254
Annual payroll$6,791,000This ZIP$6,791,000
Tax returns filed530This ZIP530
Total adjusted gross income$22,063,000This ZIP$22,063,000

Land area

Land area442.30 sq miThis ZIP442.30 sq mi
Water area2.50 sq miThis ZIP2.50 sq mi

Counties 59845 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Sanders County 66.9%
Lake County 17.4%
Flathead County 15.7%

Other place names in 59845

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ZIP codes near 59845

ZIPCityDistance
59848 Lonepine, MT 6.4 mi
59915 Elmo, MT 11.2 mi
59859 Plains, MT 16.3 mi
59929 Proctor, MT 17.1 mi
59860 Polson, MT 17.2 mi
59910 Big Arm, MT 17.4 mi
59914 Dayton, MT 17.4 mi
59931 Rollins, MT 21.2 mi
59855 Pablo, MT 21.3 mi
59920 Kila, MT 21.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59845?

59845 is in Hot Springs, Montana, in Sanders County. Its published point location is 47.6903, -114.5547.

What county is 59845 in?

59845 spans 3 counties: Sanders County, Lake County and Flathead County. Most of it falls in Sanders 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 59845?

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

What time zone is 59845 in?

59845 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59845?

About 1,223 people live in ZIP code 59845, in 542 households, at 2.8 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 59845?

$31,970 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59845?

The closest are 59848 (6.4 mi), 59915 (11.2 mi), 59859 (16.3 mi), 59929 (17.1 mi) and 59860 (17.2 mi).

Is 59845 a PO Box ZIP code?

59845 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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