Postal Codes

59105 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 59105 covers Billings, Montana, with a population of about 34,363 and a median household income of $74,572.

Population
34,363358 per square mile
Median age
36.62.1 points below the US average
Median household income
$74,5721.1× the Montana median
Poverty rate
10.1%2.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$425,267up 32.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,2611.2× the Montana median
Degree or higher
29.8%5.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.6%11.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
661

Where 59105 is

Billings, 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

Population34,363
Median age36.6
Family households66%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.7%
White (non-Hispanic)84.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino6.8%
Veterans11.2%
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$74,572
Income per person$36,511
Poverty rate10.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.0%
$10–15k2.7%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k3.3%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k3.8%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k6.6%
$60–75k15.8%
$75–100k14.6%
$100–125k13.2%
$125–150k7.8%
$150–200k9.2%
$200k or more4.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed16,540
Mean adjusted gross income$73,346
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.5%
Returns, under $25k25.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.1%
Returns, $200k or more4.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$314,900
Median gross rent$1,261
Rent as a share of household income30.1%
Owner-occupied76.6%
Vacant homes4.5%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house66.8%
Attached house6.6%
2 to 4 units8%
5 to 19 units4.8%
20 or more units1.6%
Mobile home12%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$425,267as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 70.6%
Typical asking rent$1,366as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 5.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$425,267$195,215

$195,215 in 2009 to $425,267 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.8%
High school diploma or higher95.5%
Works from home7.4%
Drives to work alone82.1%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.2%
Health

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

Obesity34.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.2% 2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.9% 2.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.1% 6.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.6% 2.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.3% 2.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.5% 3.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.9% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13% 4.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.9% 4.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13% 1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.4% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15% 2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments661
People employed5,965
Annual payroll$221,354,000
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 71.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss74.7 out of 100
Community resilience74.4 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.

Winter weather99.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire93.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning89Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought83.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail83.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind69.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave53.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake42.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado28.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm21Very 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$74,572$69,922$78,538
Income per person$36,511$39,842$43,289
Poverty rate10.1%12%12.4%
Median home value$314,900$338,100$303,400
Median gross rent$1,261$1,031$1,348
Homeownership76.6%69.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.8%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.2%3.8%5.2%
Works from home7.4%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%2.3%13.9%
Median age36.640.238.7
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 stationBILLINGS LOGAN INTL AP, MT US16.5 km away
Rain in a year14 in
Snow in a year57 in

Average high and low by month

January36°F / 17.9°F0.55 in rain, 10.6 in snow
February39.2°F / 19.7°F0.57 in rain, 9.1 in snow
March49°F / 26.9°F0.9 in rain, 8.2 in snow
April56.9°F / 34.7°F1.72 in rain, 7.5 in snow
May66.9°F / 43.8°F2.36 in rain, 0.9 in snow
June77°F / 52.4°F2.22 in rain
July87.3°F / 59.3°F1.22 in rain
August85.8°F / 57.5°F0.87 in rain
September74.3°F / 48.6°F1.36 in rain, 0.3 in snow
October58.8°F / 37.1°F1.37 in rain, 4.5 in snow
November45.7°F / 26.7°F0.6 in rain, 6.5 in snow
December36.1°F / 19.2°F0.57 in rain, 9.8 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 supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
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 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Billings High School District41.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Independent Elementary School District30.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Billings Elementary School District11.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Shepherd High School District8.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Pioneer Elementary School District6.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Shepherd Elementary School District2.3% 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 vulnerability32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Household characteristics58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

59002 Acton, MT7.3 km away
59102 Billings, MT18.8 km away
59106 Billings, MT19.8 km away
59079 Shepherd, MT19.8 km away
59103 Billings, MT20 km away
59104 Billings, MT20 km away
59108 Billings, MT20 km away
59111 Billings, MT20 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.

Yellowstone County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area95.86 sq mi
Water area1.07 sq mi
Population density358 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.9497, -108.5990

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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