| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:53 PM |
| Population: | 3,095 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 30039 |
| Land Area: | 1,404 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.5232, -113.3454 |
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3,095 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 1,404 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 2,678 to 3,095 from 2014 to 2024 — a +15.6% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 59832 (Drummond, $64,261 median) and poorest ZIP 59837 (Hall, $50,769) are 12.6 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.2× across this county — from $320,400 in 59832 (Drummond) to $380,000 in 59858 (Philipsburg).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 59858 (Philipsburg) to 4 in 59832 (Drummond).
Educational attainment ranges from 16.1% bachelor's+ in 59837 (Hall) to 45.5% in 59858 (Philipsburg) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Montana, this is the #41 most populous of 56 counties and ranks #46 for median household income with the #9 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $57,835 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
33.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (799 of 2,393 reporting).
3 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.