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59489 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 59489 covers Winifred, Montana, with a population of about 330 and a median household income of $61,288.

Population
3301 per square mile
Median age
53.514.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,28812% below the Montana median
Poverty rate
5.8%6.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$295,380up 73.7% in five years
Median rent
$56146% below the Montana median
Degree or higher
20.6%14.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
90%25 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
17

Where 59489 is

Winifred, 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

Population330
Median age53.5
Family households43.5%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home1%
White (non-Hispanic)97%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans6.3%
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$61,288
Income per person$32,506
Poverty rate5.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k1.2%
$15–20k3.5%
$20–25k9.4%
$25–30k11.2%
$30–35k1.8%
$35–40k1.2%
$40–45k0.6%
$45–50k0.6%
$50–60k10.6%
$60–75k25.3%
$75–100k24.1%
$100–125k7.1%
$125–150k2.9%
$150–200k0.6%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed180
Mean adjusted gross income$49,861
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k33.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k16.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$561
Rent as a share of household income10.4%
Owner-occupied90%
Vacant homes12.8%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house82.6%
Mobile home17.4%
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$295,380as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 11.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 73.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 172.4%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$295,380$108,448

$108,448 in 2016 to $295,380 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%
High school diploma or higher98.8%
Works from home34.8%
Drives to work alone44.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.6%
Health

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

Obesity30% 3.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.4% 1.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23% 1.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.9% 4.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.2% 3.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74% 2.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.3% 4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.8% 7.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7% 7.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.2% 2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8% 5.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.9% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.8% 3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.2% 7.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments17
People employed52
Annual payroll$1,328,000
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 99.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss98.7 out of 100
Community resilience59 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 wave100Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather100Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning99.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire98Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide97.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought92.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado63.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm50.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave48.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake42.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche12.7Very 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$61,288$69,922$78,538
Income per person$32,506$39,842$43,289
Poverty rate5.8%12%12.4%
Median home value$338,100$303,400
Median gross rent$561$1,031$1,348
Homeownership90%69.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.1%3.8%5.2%
Works from home34.8%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0%2.3%13.9%
Median age53.540.238.7
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 stationWINIFRED, MT US13.9 km away
Rain in a year16 in

Average high and low by month

January32.7°F / 9.9°F0.65 in rain
February35.5°F / 13.2°F0.28 in rain
March45.2°F / 21.7°F0.77 in rain
April54.9°F / 30.4°F1.51 in rain
May64.3°F / 39.7°F2.79 in rain
June73.1°F / 48.2°F3.33 in rain
July83.3°F / 53.8°F1.94 in rain
August83.1°F / 52°F1.48 in rain
September71.9°F / 42.5°F1.2 in rain
October57.2°F / 30.8°F1.34 in rain
November44.3°F / 21.1°F0.65 in rain
December34.9°F / 12.2°F0.49 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%.

Winifred 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

59535 Lloyd, MT36.1 km away
59471 Roy, MT41.3 km away
59451 Hilger, MT44 km away
59546 Zortman, MT50.3 km away
59527 Hays, MT56 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.

Fergus County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area607.12 sq mi
Water area4.75 sq mi
Population density1 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude47.6408, -109.2364

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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