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59868

ZIP 59868 is Seeley Lake, Montana, mostly in Missoula County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Missoula +1 more
Metro area
Missoula, MT
Population
1,797
Coordinates
47.2210, -113.5405
☼ Live from 59868 — Seeley Lake, MT

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Where 59868 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59868
  • 🔢 Type 59868 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgBGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,868 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 1663. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100111011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59867 (Saltese, MT, 95 mi away) and 59870 (Stevensville, MT, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59868 becomes 86895, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (65898, 68859, 68958, 88569, 95688, 96858, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96858 in Fort Shafter, HI, 3,039 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
  • 🎯905 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59868 and you would come out at 47.22°S, 66.46°E — 227 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 28m.
  • 📏 At 256.0 square miles of land, 59868 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 194 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,797This ZIP1,797
Households923This ZIP923
Housing units1,595This ZIP1,595
Median age63.8This ZIP63.8Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$51,490This ZIP$51,490Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$391,600This ZIP$391,600Montana$375,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%This ZIP26.5%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density7.0 / sq miThis ZIP7.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments98This ZIP98
Employees587This ZIP587
Annual payroll$22,805,000This ZIP$22,805,000
Tax returns filed1,180This ZIP1,180
Total adjusted gross income$109,196,000This ZIP$109,196,000

Land area

Land area256.04 sq miThis ZIP256.04 sq mi
Water area7.03 sq miThis ZIP7.03 sq mi

Counties 59868 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Missoula County 95.7%
Powell County 4.3%

Other place names in 59868

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

ZIP codes near 59868

ZIPCityDistance
59854 Ovando, MT 14.9 mi
59823 Bonner, MT 17.8 mi
59826 Condon, MT 18.4 mi
59821 Arlee, MT 22.6 mi
59865 Saint Ignatius, MT 22.8 mi
59802 Missoula, MT 28.2 mi
59851 Milltown, MT 28.9 mi
59807 Missoula, MT 29.1 mi
59863 Ravalli, MT 30.6 mi
59808 Missoula, MT 31.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59868?

59868 is in Seeley Lake, Montana, in Missoula County, part of the Missoula, MT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2210, -113.5405.

What county is 59868 in?

59868 spans 2 counties: Missoula County and Powell County. Most of it falls in Missoula 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 59868?

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

What time zone is 59868 in?

59868 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59868?

About 1,797 people live in ZIP code 59868, in 923 households, at 7.0 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 59868?

$51,490 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59868?

The closest are 59854 (14.9 mi), 59823 (17.8 mi), 59826 (18.4 mi), 59821 (22.6 mi) and 59865 (22.8 mi).

Is 59868 a PO Box ZIP code?

59868 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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