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59851

ZIP 59851 is Milltown, Montana, in Missoula County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Missoula
Metro area
Missoula, MT
Population
145
Coordinates
46.8715, -113.8766
☼ Live from 59851 — Milltown, MT

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Where 59851 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59851
  • 🔢 Type 59851 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISBGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,851 = 11 × 5441. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100111001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59848 (Lonepine, MT, 69 mi away) and 59853 (Noxon, MT, 121 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59851 becomes 15895, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15958, 18955, 55918, 55981, 89155, 89515, …). The farthest-flung twin is 18955 in Richlandtown, PA, 1,956 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
  • 🎯907 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59851 and you would come out at 46.87°S, 66.12°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 0.353 square miles of land, 59851 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 171 football fields.
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People and housing

Population145This ZIP145
Households96This ZIP96
Housing units96This ZIP96
Median age50.3This ZIP50.3Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$18,883This ZIP$18,883Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$225,000This ZIP$225,000Montana$375,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%This ZIP18.1%
Population density410.8 / sq miThis ZIP410.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees119This ZIP119
Annual payroll$3,584,000This ZIP$3,584,000

Land area

Land area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 59851

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

ZIP codes near 59851

ZIPCityDistance
59802 Missoula, MT 3.0 mi
59807 Missoula, MT 4.7 mi
59812 Missoula, MT 5.1 mi
59806 Missoula, MT 5.5 mi
59801 Missoula, MT 6.4 mi
59803 Missoula, MT 6.9 mi
59808 Missoula, MT 11.9 mi
59823 Bonner, MT 14.5 mi
59833 Florence, MT 18.1 mi
59804 Missoula, MT 18.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59851?

59851 is in Milltown, Montana, in Missoula County, part of the Missoula, MT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.8715, -113.8766.

What county is 59851 in?

59851 lies in Missoula County.

What area code is 59851?

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

What time zone is 59851 in?

59851 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59851?

About 145 people live in ZIP code 59851, in 96 households, at 410.8 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 59851?

$18,883 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59851?

The closest are 59802 (3 mi), 59807 (4.7 mi), 59812 (5.1 mi), 59806 (5.5 mi) and 59801 (6.4 mi).

Is 59851 a PO Box ZIP code?

59851 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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