| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:54 PM |
| Population: | 6,424 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 30099 |
| Land Area: | 2,151 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 18 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 47.8544, -112.0791 |
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6,424 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 2,151 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 6,008 to 6,424 from 2014 to 2024 — a +6.9% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 59468 (Power, $82,895 median) and poorest ZIP 59467 (Pendroy, $61,250) are 44.9 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $161,100 in 59433 (Dutton) to $324,100 in 59436 (Fairfield).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 59467 (Pendroy) to 7 in 59436 (Fairfield).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.6% bachelor's+ in 59467 (Pendroy) to 34.0% in 59433 (Dutton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Montana, this is the #32 most populous of 56 counties and ranks #27 for median household income with the #23 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $73,362 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
26.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,180 of 4,443 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 1 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.