| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:53 PM |
| Population: | 17,500 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 30067 |
| Land Area: | 2,662 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 10 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.4387, -110.5257 |
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17,500 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 2,662 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 15,695 to 17,500 from 2014 to 2024 — a +11.5% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 59018 (Clyde Park, $79,375 median) and poorest ZIP 59020 (Cooke City, $50,000) are 62.2 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.4× across this county — from $370,800 in 59020 (Cooke City) to $1,275,000 in 59065 (Pray).
Density varies 71× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 59020 (Cooke City) to 25 in 59081 (Silver Gate).
Educational attainment ranges from 30.9% bachelor's+ in 59065 (Pray) to 56.3% in 59027 (Emigrant) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Montana, this is the #11 most populous of 56 counties and ranks #34 for median household income with the #14 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $70,458 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
39.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,344 of 13,566 reporting).
7 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59047 | Livingston | Standard | 14,092 | $71,620 | 1,058.0 | 20.9% |
| 59030 | Gardiner | Standard | 1,030 | $56,542 | 217.6 | -36.7% |
| 59086 | Wilsall | Standard | 792 | $68,565 | 612.4 | 3.8% |
| 59018 | Clyde Park | PO Box | 669 | $79,375 | 78.9 | 19.0% |
| 59027 | Emigrant | Standard | 562 | $62,260 | 246.1 | -39.6% |
| 59065 | Pray | Standard | 146 | — | 124.7 | 204.2% |
| 59081 | Silver Gate | Standard | 114 | — | 4.5 | 1166.7% |
| 59020 | Cooke City | PO Box | 93 | $50,000 | 261.8 | 322.7% |
| 59082 | Springdale | Standard | 2 | — | 57.9 | -97.6% |