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59482 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 59482 covers Sunburst, Montana, with a population of about 1,002 and a median household income of $86,250.

Population
1,0025 per square mile
Median age
20.917.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$86,2501.2× the Montana median
Poverty rate
11.9%0.5 points below the US average
Median home value
$158,80053% below the Montana median
Median rent
$1,042about the Montana median
Degree or higher
30.3%4.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
68.2%3.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
14

Where 59482 is

Sunburst, 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

Population1,002
Median age20.9
Family households79.4%
Born outside the US2%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.6%
White (non-Hispanic)94.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.6%
Veterans7%
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$86,250
Income per person$23,544
Poverty rate11.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.9%
$10–15k3.3%
$15–20k3.7%
$20–25k1.9%
$25–30k4.2%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k0.9%
$40–45k6.1%
$45–50k0.5%
$50–60k8.9%
$60–75k6.5%
$75–100k14.0%
$100–125k22.0%
$125–150k6.1%
$150–200k14.5%
$200k or more4.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed300
Mean adjusted gross income$60,090
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k33.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$158,800
Median gross rent$1,042
Rent as a share of household income11.8%
Owner-occupied68.2%
Vacant homes24.9%
Median year built1960

What the homes are

Detached house77.2%
Attached house1.1%
5 to 19 units9.8%
Mobile home11.9%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate11.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%
High school diploma or higher76.2%
Works from home18%
Drives to work alone44.7%
Takes public transport6.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.1%
Health

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

Obesity37.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.7% 8.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.2% 3.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29% 3.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.1% 7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year69.9% 6.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening78.9% 7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19% 4.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59% 5.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.3% 4.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.3% 7.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23% 1.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.3% 2.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.4% 3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.3% 5.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20.3% 3.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19% 5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.3% 4.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost23.5% 10.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments14
People employed48
Annual payroll$2,423,000
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 43.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss47.6 out of 100
Community resilience18.7 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.

Cold wave96.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire86.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather79.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide71.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding44.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind42.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake33.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning30.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail25.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm9.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado5.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche2Very 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$86,250$69,922$78,538
Income per person$23,544$39,842$43,289
Poverty rate11.9%12%12.4%
Median home value$158,800$338,100$303,400
Median gross rent$1,042$1,031$1,348
Homeownership68.2%69.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate11.3%3.8%5.2%
Works from home18%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US2%2.3%13.9%
Median age20.940.238.7
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 stationSUNBURST 8 E, MT US4.1 km away
Rain in a year14 in

Average high and low by month

January31.3°F / 12.7°F0.49 in rain
February33.6°F / 14.3°F0.47 in rain
March42.5°F / 21.7°F0.62 in rain
April54.6°F / 30.6°F1.21 in rain
May64.7°F / 39.5°F1.87 in rain
June71°F / 47°F3.51 in rain
July80.5°F / 52.3°F1.4 in rain
August80.5°F / 52.1°F1.22 in rain
September69.8°F / 43.8°F1.17 in rain
October55.1°F / 32.1°F0.95 in rain
November41.4°F / 22.1°F0.66 in rain
December32.3°F / 13.8°F0.75 in rain
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%.

Sunburst K-12 Schools100% 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 vulnerability75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Household characteristics59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport85more vulnerable than 85% 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.

59466 Oilmont, MT14.3 km away
59454 Kevin, MT20 km away
59444 Galata, MT20.5 km away
59484 Sweet Grass, MT22.5 km away
59474 Shelby, MT39.3 km away
59435 Ethridge, MT42.8 km away
59545 Whitlash, MT47 km away
59427 Cut Bank, MT50.3 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.

Toole County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area210.31 sq mi
Water area3.01 sq mi
Population density5 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude48.8516, -111.7442

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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