| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:54 PM |
| Population: | 996 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 30103 |
| Land Area: | 1,401 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.1042, -107.1507 |
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996 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 1,401 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 860 to 996 from 2014 to 2024 — a +15.8% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 59010 (Bighorn, $73,250 median) and poorest ZIP 59038 (Hysham, $56,513) are 16.8 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $227,000 in 59038 (Hysham) to $344,700 in 59010 (Bighorn).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 59010 (Bighorn) to 1 in 59038 (Hysham).
Educational attainment ranges from 31.7% bachelor's+ in 59038 (Hysham) to 37.3% in 59010 (Bighorn) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Montana, this is the #54 most populous of 56 counties and ranks #33 for median household income with the #8 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $60,309 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
34.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (252 of 741 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 0 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.