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59872

ZIP 59872 is Superior, Montana, in Mineral County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Mineral
Metro area
Missoula, MT
Population
2,501
Coordinates
47.1048, -114.9088
☼ Live from 59872 — Superior, MT

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Where 59872 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59872
  • 🔢 Type 59872 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLBGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,872 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1871. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100111100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59871 (Sula, MT, 99 mi away) and 59873 (Thompson Falls, MT, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59872 becomes 27895 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wilson, NC, 2,048 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (25879, 25978, 27589, 27895, 27958, 27985, …). The farthest-flung twin is 28579 in Smyrna, NC, 2,150 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
  • 🎯958 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59872 and you would come out at 47.10°S, 65.09°E — 282 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 29m.
  • 📏 At 514.2 square miles of land, 59872 is bigger than 98% of ZIP codes — room for about 390 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,501This ZIP2,501
Households1,050This ZIP1,050
Housing units1,233This ZIP1,233
Median age54.0This ZIP54.0Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$55,926This ZIP$55,926Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$396,600This ZIP$396,600Montana$375,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$732This ZIP$732Montana$1,081US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%This ZIP19.9%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density4.9 / sq miThis ZIP4.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments70This ZIP70
Employees372This ZIP372
Annual payroll$16,244,000This ZIP$16,244,000
Tax returns filed1,140This ZIP1,140
Total adjusted gross income$67,543,000This ZIP$67,543,000

Land area

Land area514.25 sq miThis ZIP514.25 sq mi
Water area2.09 sq miThis ZIP2.09 sq mi

Other place names in 59872

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

ZIP codes near 59872

ZIPCityDistance
59846 Huson, MT 18.9 mi
59866 Saint Regis, MT 19.2 mi
59820 Alberton, MT 20.1 mi
59856 Paradise, MT 20.6 mi
59831 Dixon, MT 27.6 mi
59859 Plains, MT 29.2 mi
59842 Haugan, MT 29.3 mi
59834 Frenchtown, MT 32.4 mi
59804 Missoula, MT 34.1 mi
59830 De Borgia, MT 34.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59872?

59872 is in Superior, Montana, in Mineral County, part of the Missoula, MT metropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.1048, -114.9088.

What county is 59872 in?

59872 lies in Mineral County.

What area code is 59872?

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

What time zone is 59872 in?

59872 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59872?

About 2,501 people live in ZIP code 59872, in 1,050 households, at 4.9 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 59872?

$55,926 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59872?

The closest are 59846 (18.9 mi), 59866 (19.2 mi), 59820 (20.1 mi), 59856 (20.6 mi) and 59831 (27.6 mi).

Is 59872 a PO Box ZIP code?

59872 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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