| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (GMT -07:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:55 PM |
| Population: | 2,059 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 30107 |
| Land Area: | 1,547 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.4621, -109.7943 |
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2,059 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 1,547 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 1,909 to 2,059 from 2014 to 2024 — a +7.9% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 59453 (Judith Gap, $58,500 median) and poorest ZIP 59078 (Shawmut, $27,000) are 25.8 miles apart — a 2.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.8× across this county — from $65,600 in 59085 (Two Dot) to $186,000 in 59036 (Harlowton).
Density varies 12× across the county — from 0 people/sq mi in 59085 (Two Dot) to 3 in 59036 (Harlowton).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.1% bachelor's+ in 59085 (Two Dot) to 39.2% in 59453 (Judith Gap) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Montana, this is the #43 most populous of 56 counties and ranks #56 for median household income with the #21 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $50,085 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (362 of 1,476 reporting).
3 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.