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59026 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 59026 covers Edgar, Montana.

Median age
57.218.5 points above the US average
Poverty rate
8.7%3.7 points below the US average
Degree or higher
14%21 points below the US average
Homeownership
66.7%1.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
8

Where 59026 is

Edgar, 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

Median age57.2
Family households21.7%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home19.4%
White (non-Hispanic)97.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans12%
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

Income per person$39,154
Poverty rate8.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.3%
$10–15k8.7%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k4.3%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k7.2%
$50–60k8.7%
$60–75k15.9%
$75–100k11.6%
$100–125k31.9%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied66.7%
Vacant homes5.5%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house68.5%
Attached house4.1%
Mobile home27.4%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate35.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher14%
High school diploma or higher96.8%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone84%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more30%
Health

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

Obesity35.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.1% 7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.5% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10% 1.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.8% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23% 2.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.2% 7.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73% 3.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.4% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.6% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.7% 1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.8% 2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.6% 5.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.6% 1.3 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 disability14.3% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.3% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments8
People employed44
Annual payroll$1,238,000
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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 86.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss79.8 out of 100
Community resilience52 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.

Landslide99.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought90.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave86Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail78.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche60.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake49.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind43.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Volcanic activity41.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado34.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave13.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm8.9Very 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$69,922$78,538
Income per person$39,154$39,842$43,289
Poverty rate8.7%12%12.4%
Median home value$338,100$303,400
Median gross rent$1,031$1,348
Homeownership66.7%69.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate35.1%3.8%5.2%
Works from home0%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0%2.3%13.9%
Median age57.240.238.7
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 stationJOLIET, MT US12.4 km away
Rain in a year15 in
Snow in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January35.9°F / 9.8°F0.53 in rain, 7.7 in snow
February38.6°F / 12°F0.57 in rain, 9.5 in snow
March49°F / 19.1°F0.84 in rain, 8 in snow
April56.5°F / 26.6°F1.89 in rain, 4.1 in snow
May65.7°F / 36.3°F2.67 in rain, 0.8 in snow
June75.8°F / 44.3°F2.11 in rain
July85.7°F / 49.9°F0.94 in rain
August84.3°F / 47.9°F0.88 in rain
September73.7°F / 39.3°F1.26 in rain, 0.4 in snow
October58.8°F / 28.6°F1.57 in rain, 4.8 in snow
November45.3°F / 18.9°F0.7 in rain, 6.5 in snow
December35.8°F / 11.1°F0.58 in rain, 9.1 in snow
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%.

Fromberg K-1299.7% 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Household characteristics39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

59029 Fromberg, MT8.1 km away
59041 Joliet, MT11.4 km away
59013 Boyd, MT16.7 km away
59063 Park City, MT19.6 km away
59014 Bridger, MT20.4 km away
59044 Laurel, MT24.2 km away
59066 Pryor, MT25.2 km away
59070 Roberts, MT27.6 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.

Carbon County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area22.51 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.4647, -108.8524

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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