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59870

ZIP 59870 is Stevensville, Montana, in Ravalli County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Ravalli
Metro area
none
Population
12,506
Coordinates
46.5163, -114.0635
☼ Live from 59870 — Stevensville, MT

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Where 59870 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59870
  • 🔢 Type 59870 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLBGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,870 = 2 × 5 × 5987. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100111011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59868 (Seeley Lake, MT, 55 mi away) and 59871 (Sula, MT, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59870 becomes 07895, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08759, 09875, 58079, 58790, 59078, 59087, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09875 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,372 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
  • 🎯904 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59870 and you would come out at 46.52°S, 65.94°E — 278 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 34m.
  • 📏 At 255.0 square miles of land, 59870 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 194 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,506This ZIP12,506
Households4,621This ZIP4,621
Housing units5,153This ZIP5,153
Median age46.1This ZIP46.1Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$80,325This ZIP$80,325Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$515,600This ZIP$515,600Montana$375,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,100This ZIP$1,100Montana$1,081US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%This ZIP30.5%
Mean commute33.2 minThis ZIP33.2 min
Population density49.0 / sq miThis ZIP49.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments364This ZIP364
Employees1,906This ZIP1,906
Annual payroll$76,045,000This ZIP$76,045,000
Tax returns filed5,790This ZIP5,790
Total adjusted gross income$473,118,000This ZIP$473,118,000

Land area

Land area255.02 sq miThis ZIP255.02 sq mi
Water area1.19 sq miThis ZIP1.19 sq mi

Other place names in 59870

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ZIP codes near 59870

ZIPCityDistance
59833 Florence, MT 9.1 mi
59875 Victor, MT 13.7 mi
59828 Corvallis, MT 14.0 mi
59841 Pinesdale, MT 14.7 mi
59803 Missoula, MT 19.3 mi
59847 Lolo, MT 20.0 mi
59825 Clinton, MT 20.8 mi
59835 Grantsdale, MT 21.9 mi
59801 Missoula, MT 23.5 mi
59812 Missoula, MT 24.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59870?

59870 is in Stevensville, Montana, in Ravalli County. Its published point location is 46.5163, -114.0635.

What county is 59870 in?

59870 lies in Ravalli County.

What area code is 59870?

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

What time zone is 59870 in?

59870 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59870?

About 12,506 people live in ZIP code 59870, in 4,621 households, at 49.0 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 59870?

$80,325 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59870?

The closest are 59833 (9.1 mi), 59875 (13.7 mi), 59828 (14 mi), 59841 (14.7 mi) and 59803 (19.3 mi).

Is 59870 a PO Box ZIP code?

59870 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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