| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:53 PM |
| Population: | 5,729 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 30061 |
| CBSA: | Missoula, MT |
| Land Area: | 1,413 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 47.2420, -115.1874 |
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5,729 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 1,413 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 4,727 to 5,729 from 2014 to 2024 — a +21.2% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 59866 (Saint Regis, $73,462 median) and poorest ZIP 59872 (Superior, $55,926) are 16.3 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.2× across this county — from $337,500 in 59830 (De Borgia) to $396,600 in 59872 (Superior).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 59830 (De Borgia) to 6 in 59866 (Saint Regis).
Educational attainment ranges from 19.9% bachelor's+ in 59872 (Superior) to 70.3% in 59830 (De Borgia) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Montana, this is the #33 most populous of 56 counties and ranks #29 for median household income with the #5 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,024 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
27.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,207 of 4,325 reporting).
4 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.