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59874

ZIP 59874 is Trout Creek, Montana, in Sanders County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Sanders
Metro area
none
Population
2,266
Coordinates
47.8071, -115.6004
☼ Live from 59874 — Trout Creek, MT

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Where 59874 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59874
  • 🔢 Type 59874 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLBGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,874 = 2 × 3 × 17 × 587. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110100111100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59873 (Thompson Falls, MT, 18 mi away) and 59875 (Victor, MT, 113 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59874 becomes 47895, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45789, 45879, 45897, 47598, 47859, 47958, …). The farthest-flung twin is 45789 in Wingett Run, OH, 1,791 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 97% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 89%.
  • 🎯1,008 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59874 and you would come out at 47.81°S, 64.40°E — 286 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 24m.
  • 📏 At 369.2 square miles of land, 59874 is bigger than 96% of ZIP codes — room for about 280 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,266This ZIP2,266
Households827This ZIP827
Housing units1,019This ZIP1,019
Median age55.7This ZIP55.7Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$64,319This ZIP$64,319Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$540,100This ZIP$540,100Montana$375,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$676This ZIP$676Montana$1,081US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%This ZIP20.2%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density6.1 / sq miThis ZIP6.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees134This ZIP134
Annual payroll$3,645,000This ZIP$3,645,000
Tax returns filed760This ZIP760
Total adjusted gross income$56,995,000This ZIP$56,995,000

Land area

Land area369.21 sq miThis ZIP369.21 sq mi
Water area7.47 sq miThis ZIP7.47 sq mi

Other place names in 59874

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ZIP codes near 59874

ZIPCityDistance
83874 Murray, ID 14.8 mi
59873 Thompson Falls, MT 18.2 mi
59853 Noxon, MT 18.5 mi
83873 Wallace, ID 19.2 mi
59844 Heron, MT 20.6 mi
83846 Mullan, ID 23.1 mi
83849 Osburn, ID 26.0 mi
83867 Silverton, ID 26.3 mi
59830 De Borgia, MT 26.6 mi
59867 Saltese, MT 28.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59874?

59874 is in Trout Creek, Montana, in Sanders County. Its published point location is 47.8071, -115.6004.

What county is 59874 in?

59874 lies in Sanders County.

What area code is 59874?

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

What time zone is 59874 in?

59874 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59874?

About 2,266 people live in ZIP code 59874, in 827 households, at 6.1 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 59874?

$64,319 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59874?

The closest are 83874 (14.8 mi), 59873 (18.2 mi), 59853 (18.5 mi), 83873 (19.2 mi) and 59844 (20.6 mi).

Is 59874 a PO Box ZIP code?

59874 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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