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59916

ZIP 59916 is Essex, Montana, in Flathead County; area code 406; Mountain time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Denver
County
Flathead
Metro area
Kalispell, MT
Population
232
Coordinates
48.3065, -113.6572
☼ Live from 59916 — Essex, MT

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Where 59916 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 59916
  • 🔢 Type 59916 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIGGS — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 59,916 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 4993. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101000001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59915 (Elmo, MT, 48 mi away) and 59917 (Eureka, MT, 71 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 59916 becomes 61995, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (19956, 95196, 95619, 95691, 95916, 95961, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96915 in Santa Rita, GU, 6,051 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
  • 🎯948 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59916 and you would come out at 48.31°S, 66.34°E — 190 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 19m.
  • 📏 At 122.3 square miles of land, 59916 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 93 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population232This ZIP232
Households99This ZIP99
Housing units379This ZIP379
Median age59.7This ZIP59.7Montana40.4US 38.9
Median household income$60,250This ZIP$60,250Montana$72,509US $80,734
Median home value$390,000This ZIP$390,000Montana$375,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher40.3%This ZIP40.3%
Mean commute32.1 minThis ZIP32.1 min
Population density1.9 / sq miThis ZIP1.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees32This ZIP32
Annual payroll$1,607,000This ZIP$1,607,000

Land area

Land area122.34 sq miThis ZIP122.34 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Other place names in 59916

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

ZIP codes near 59916

ZIPCityDistance
59936 West Glacier, MT 11.7 mi
59921 Lake Mc Donald, MT 13.5 mi
59926 Martin City, MT 15.9 mi
59913 Coram, MT 16.4 mi
59919 Hungry Horse, MT 19.0 mi
59912 Columbia Falls, MT 25.2 mi
59434 East Glacier Park, MT 27.9 mi
59904 Kalispell, MT 27.9 mi
59932 Somers, MT 32.2 mi
59911 Bigfork, MT 32.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 59916?

59916 is in Essex, Montana, in Flathead County, part of the Kalispell, MT micropolitan area. Its published point location is 48.3065, -113.6572.

What county is 59916 in?

59916 lies in Flathead County.

What area code is 59916?

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

What time zone is 59916 in?

59916 uses America/Denver.

How many people live in 59916?

About 232 people live in ZIP code 59916, in 99 households, at 1.9 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 59916?

$60,250 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.

What ZIP codes are near 59916?

The closest are 59936 (11.7 mi), 59921 (13.5 mi), 59926 (15.9 mi), 59913 (16.4 mi) and 59919 (19 mi).

Is 59916 a PO Box ZIP code?

59916 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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