| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:11 PM |
| Population: | 1,924 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 30045 |
| Land Area: | 1,640 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 47.0975, -110.3132 |
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1,924 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 1,640 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 1,864 to 1,924 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.2% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 59469 (Raynesford, $79,583 median) and poorest ZIP 59479 (Stanford, $49,185) are 18.6 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $223,600 in 59452 (Hobson) to $390,000 in 59469 (Raynesford).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 59462 (Moccasin) to 2 in 59452 (Hobson).
Educational attainment ranges from 28.0% bachelor's+ in 59452 (Hobson) to 49.0% in 59447 (Geyser) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Montana, this is the #45 most populous of 56 counties and ranks #37 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $57,920 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
32.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (435 of 1,335 reporting).
5 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.