| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:11 PM |
| Population: | 13,644 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 30035 |
| Land Area: | 2,829 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 41 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 48.6532, -113.0519 |
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13,644 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 2,829 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 13,641 to 13,644 from 2014 to 2024 — a 0.0% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 59427 (Cut Bank, $61,094 median) and poorest ZIP 59417 (Browning, $37,676) are 26.4 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $150,000 in 59417 (Browning) to $205,300 in 59434 (East Glacier Park).
Density varies 1× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 59427 (Cut Bank) to 6 in 59417 (Browning).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.0% bachelor's+ in 59427 (Cut Bank) to 53.3% in 59434 (East Glacier Park) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Montana, this is the #13 most populous of 56 counties and ranks #51 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $48,137 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,354 of 8,233 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 2 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.