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59020 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 59020 covers Cooke City, Montana, with a population of about 97 and a median household income of $42,500.

Population
97
Median age
43.85.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$42,50039% below the Montana median
Poverty rate
13.4%1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$619,861up 12.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,2251.2× the Montana median
Degree or higher
41%6 points above the US average
Homeownership
48.2%16.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
25

Where 59020 is

Cooke City, Montana — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population97
Median age43.8
Family households46.4%
Born outside the US9.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home16.5%
White (non-Hispanic)93.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3.1%
Veterans7.7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$42,500
Income per person$31,003
Poverty rate13.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k14.3%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k10.7%
$25–30k5.4%
$30–35k5.4%
$35–40k5.4%
$40–45k12.5%
$45–50k3.6%
$50–60k12.5%
$60–75k16.1%
$75–100k3.6%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k3.6%
$150–200k7.1%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$362,500
Median gross rent$1,225
Rent as a share of household income40%
Owner-occupied48.2%
Vacant homes60.8%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house90.2%
2 to 4 units2.1%
20 or more units1.4%
Mobile home6.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$619,861as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 72.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$679,145$358,612

$358,612 in 2016 to $619,861 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher41%
High school diploma or higher96.4%
Works from home10.4%
Drives to work alone18.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity31.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.6% 1.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19% 1.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.1% 4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.7% 4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85% 0.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.2% 5.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness26.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.9% 3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.2% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.4% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours30.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments25
People employed89
Annual payroll$2,070,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 99.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss99.7 out of 100
Community resilience74.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Avalanche99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather85.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding74.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought73.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake73.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning72.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail57.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave45.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity42.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado22.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind19.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm6.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Montana and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMontanaUnited States
Median household income$42,500$69,922$78,538
Income per person$31,003$39,842$43,289
Poverty rate13.4%12%12.4%
Median home value$362,500$338,100$303,400
Median gross rent$1,225$1,031$1,348
Homeownership48.2%69.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher41%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%3.8%5.2%
Works from home10.4%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US9.3%2.3%13.9%
Median age43.840.238.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSILVER GATE, MT US4.9 km away

Average high and low by month

January26.7°F / 2.9°F
February30.2°F / 5.1°F
March38.6°F / 12.2°F
April44.3°F / 19.9°F
May55.3°F / 28.6°F
June64.8°F / 34.5°F
July73.8°F / 39.8°F
August72.8°F / 36.6°F
September63.8°F / 30°F
October49.6°F / 22.8°F
November33°F / 12°F
December24.3°F / 1.8°F
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Cooke City Elementary School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Gardiner High School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

59081 Silver Gate, MT6.5 km away
59071 Roscoe, MT38.2 km away
59061 Nye, MT46.9 km away
59028 Fishtail, MT49 km away
59068 Red Lodge, MT53.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Park County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area239.26 sq mi
Water area3 sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.0234, -109.9070

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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