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Where 59856 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 59856 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSBGS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 59,856 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 29 × 43. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110100111010000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59855 (Pablo, MT, 33 mi away) and 59858 (Philipsburg, MT, 97 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 59856 becomes 65895, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55968, 56589, 58569, 59865, 65589, 68955, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96558 in APO AA, a military post office, 2,974 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
- 🎯959 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59856 and you would come out at 47.38°S, 65.26°E — 265 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 19.4 square miles of land, 59856 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 130This ZIP130 |
|---|---|
| Households | 46This ZIP46 |
| Housing units | 46This ZIP46 |
| Median age | 72.5This ZIP72.5Montana40.4US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 6.7 / sq miThis ZIP6.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 7This ZIP7 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 155This ZIP155 |
| Annual payroll | $5,838,000This ZIP$5,838,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 19.42 sq miThis ZIP19.42 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.68 sq miThis ZIP0.68 sq mi |
Other place names in 59856
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 59856
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
59859 | Plains, MT | 10.0 mi |
59866 | Saint Regis, MT | 18.1 mi |
59846 | Huson, MT | 18.9 mi |
59831 | Dixon, MT | 19.2 mi |
59872 | Superior, MT | 20.6 mi |
59848 | Lonepine, MT | 22.9 mi |
59845 | Hot Springs, MT | 23.1 mi |
59824 | Charlo, MT | 24.9 mi |
59863 | Ravalli, MT | 26.6 mi |
59864 | Ronan, MT | 30.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 59856?
59856 is in Paradise, Montana, in Sanders County. Its published point location is 47.3799, -114.7374.
What county is 59856 in?
59856 lies in Sanders County.
What area code is 59856?
Paradise uses area code 406, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 59856 in?
59856 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 59856?
About 130 people live in ZIP code 59856, in 46 households, at 6.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 59856?
The closest are 59859 (10 mi), 59866 (18.1 mi), 59846 (18.9 mi), 59831 (19.2 mi) and 59872 (20.6 mi).
Is 59856 a PO Box ZIP code?
59856 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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