| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:12 PM |
| Population: | 6,547 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 30073 |
| Land Area: | 2,247 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 39 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 48.2068, -112.1561 |
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6,547 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 2,247 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 6,557 to 6,547 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.2% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 59416 (Brady, $89,167 median) and poorest ZIP 59448 (Heart Butte, $32,083) are 60.1 miles apart — a 2.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 4.9× across this county — from $51,000 in 59448 (Heart Butte) to $250,000 in 59432 (Dupuyer).
Density varies 9× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 59432 (Dupuyer) to 7 in 59425 (Conrad).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.8% bachelor's+ in 59448 (Heart Butte) to 25.0% in 59416 (Brady) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Montana, this is the #31 most populous of 56 counties and ranks #47 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $52,036 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (944 of 4,558 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.