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Where 59918 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.
- 🔢 Type 59918 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIGGS — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 59,918 = 2 × 29959. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110101000001110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 59917 (Eureka, MT, 12 mi away) and 59919 (Hungry Horse, MT, 43 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 59918 becomes 81995, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (19895, 19958, 89159, 89195, 89519, 95819, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99581 in Emmonak, AK, 2,098 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 98% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 88%.
- 🎯1,008 miles northwest of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 59918 and you would come out at 48.78°S, 65.24°E — 229 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 16h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 15m.
- 📏 At 93.3 square miles of land, 59918 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 509This ZIP509 |
|---|---|
| Households | 226This ZIP226 |
| Housing units | 309This ZIP309 |
| Median age | 48.1This ZIP48.1Montana40.4US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $67,250This ZIP$67,250Montana$72,509US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $353,300This ZIP$353,300Montana$375,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,308This ZIP$1,308Montana$1,081US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.0%This ZIP27.0% |
| Mean commute | 52.0 minThis ZIP52.0 min |
| Population density | 5.5 / sq miThis ZIP5.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 13This ZIP13 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 53This ZIP53 |
| Annual payroll | $1,569,000This ZIP$1,569,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 93.30 sq miThis ZIP93.30 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi |
Other place names in 59918
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 59918
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
59933 | Stryker, MT | 4.3 mi |
59917 | Eureka, MT | 11.9 mi |
59934 | Trego, MT | 12.7 mi |
59927 | Olney, MT | 15.5 mi |
59930 | Rexford, MT | 18.0 mi |
59928 | Polebridge, MT | 21.2 mi |
59937 | Whitefish, MT | 26.6 mi |
59912 | Columbia Falls, MT | 35.9 mi |
59903 | Kalispell, MT | 41.4 mi |
59901 | Kalispell, MT | 41.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 59918?
59918 is in Fortine, Montana, in Lincoln County. Its published point location is 48.7813, -114.7586.
What county is 59918 in?
59918 lies in Lincoln County.
What area code is 59918?
Fortine uses area code 406, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 59918 in?
59918 uses America/Denver.
How many people live in 59918?
About 509 people live in ZIP code 59918, in 226 households, at 5.5 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 59918?
$67,250 a year, against $72,509 across Montana.
What ZIP codes are near 59918?
The closest are 59933 (4.3 mi), 59917 (11.9 mi), 59934 (12.7 mi), 59927 (15.5 mi) and 59930 (18 mi).
Is 59918 a PO Box ZIP code?
59918 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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