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Where 59853 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 59853 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESBGS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 59,853 = 3 × 71 × 281. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110100111001101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59851 (Milltown, MT, 121 mi away) and 59854 (Ovando, MT, 130 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 59853 becomes 35895 — and that is a real ZIP code: Huntsville, AL, 1,755 miles away.
- 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (35895, 35958, 38559, 38955, 39558, 53589, …). The farthest-flung twin is 39558 in Lakeshore, MS, 1,855 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
- 🎯1,024 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59853 and you would come out at 48.04°S, 64.21°E — 288 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 22m.
- 📏 At 306.8 square miles of land, 59853 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 233 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,030This ZIP1,030 |
|---|---|
| Households | 395This ZIP395 |
| Housing units | 515This ZIP515 |
| Median age | 50.1This ZIP50.1Montana40.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $60,417This ZIP$60,417Montana$72,509US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $293,300This ZIP$293,300Montana$375,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $832This ZIP$832Montana$1,081US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 11.8%This ZIP11.8% |
| Mean commute | 26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min |
| Population density | 3.4 / sq miThis ZIP3.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 21This ZIP21 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 130This ZIP130 |
| Annual payroll | $6,288,000This ZIP$6,288,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 400This ZIP400 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $26,840,000This ZIP$26,840,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 306.78 sq miThis ZIP306.78 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 5.86 sq miThis ZIP5.86 sq mi |
Other place names in 59853
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 59853
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
59844 | Heron, MT | 7.4 mi |
83811 | Clark Fork, ID | 17.6 mi |
59874 | Trout Creek, MT | 18.5 mi |
83836 | Hope, ID | 23.2 mi |
83803 | Bayview, ID | 26.9 mi |
59923 | Libby, MT | 27.1 mi |
83874 | Murray, ID | 27.6 mi |
83873 | Wallace, ID | 31.8 mi |
83839 | Kingston, ID | 34.1 mi |
59873 | Thompson Falls, MT | 35.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 59853?
59853 is in Noxon, Montana, in Sanders County. Its published point location is 48.0420, -115.7907.
What county is 59853 in?
59853 lies in Sanders County.
What area code is 59853?
Noxon uses area code 406, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 59853 in?
59853 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 59853?
About 1,030 people live in ZIP code 59853, in 395 households, at 3.4 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 59853?
$60,417 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.
What ZIP codes are near 59853?
The closest are 59844 (7.4 mi), 83811 (17.6 mi), 59874 (18.5 mi), 83836 (23.2 mi) and 83803 (26.9 mi).
Is 59853 a PO Box ZIP code?
59853 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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