| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:52 PM |
| Population: | 5,412 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 30007 |
| CBSA: | Helena, MT |
| Land Area: | 1,114 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 45 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.3175, -111.5586 |
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5,412 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 1,114 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,046 to 5,412 from 2014 to 2024 — a +7.3% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 59644 (Townsend, $68,811 median) and poorest ZIP 59643 (Toston, $49,831) are 23.0 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.1× across this county — from $337,300 in 59647 (Winston) to $361,500 in 59644 (Townsend).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 59643 (Toston) to 6 in 59644 (Townsend).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.4% bachelor's+ in 59643 (Toston) to 58.9% in 59647 (Winston) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Montana, this is the #34 most populous of 56 counties and ranks #43 for median household income with the #22 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $65,555 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (794 of 4,001 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.