| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:54 PM |
| Population: | 4,826 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 30101 |
| Land Area: | 1,696 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 23 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 48.7261, -111.8077 |
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4,826 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 1,696 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,183 to 4,812 from 2014 to 2024 — a -7.2% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 59482 (Sunburst, $92,500 median) and poorest ZIP 59454 (Kevin, $36,250) are 13.2 miles apart — a 2.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $152,900 in 59466 (Oilmont) to $233,100 in 59474 (Shelby).
Density varies 17× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 59484 (Sweet Grass) to 6 in 59482 (Sunburst).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.4% bachelor's+ in 59484 (Sweet Grass) to 35.5% in 59482 (Sunburst) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Montana, this is the #37 most populous of 56 counties and ranks #50 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $61,880 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (757 of 3,411 reporting).
6 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Toole County lost 6.9% of residents between 2014 and 2024.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59474 | Shelby | Standard | 3,525 | $57,846 | 716.7 | -6.7% |
| 59482 | Sunburst | Standard | 757 | $92,500 | 131.0 | 20.3% |
| 59444 | Galata | Standard | 222 | $44,250 | 338.3 | -34.7% |
| 59454 | Kevin | Standard | 123 | $36,250 | 89.2 | -36.3% |
| 59466 | Oilmont | Standard | 94 | $41,719 | 122.1 | 9.3% |
| 59484 | Sweet Grass | Standard | 91 | — | 262.3 | -41.7% |
| 59435 | Ethridge | PO Box | 14 | — | 36.1 | — |