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59740 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 59740 covers Mc Allister, Montana.

Median age
59.320.6 points above the US average
Poverty rate
10.3%2.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$812,445up 17.9% in five years
Degree or higher
11.1%23.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
90.3%25.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
20

Where 59740 is

Mc Allister, 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 age59.3
Family households79.8%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
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$27,706
Poverty rate10.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k10.9%
$15–20k9.2%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k41.2%
$50–60k6.7%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k9.7%
$100–125k4.6%
$125–150k17.6%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$629,600
Owner-occupied90.3%
Vacant homes32.8%
Median year built2008

What the homes are

Detached house92.7%
Mobile home7.3%
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$812,445as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 108.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$844,298$389,982

$389,982 in 2016 to $812,445 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%
High school diploma or higher89.4%
Works from home35.8%
Drives to work alone44.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.4%
Health

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

Obesity29.4% 4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.1% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.7% 5.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18% 2.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.3% 11.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13% 5.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.8% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69% 4.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.7% 10.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.4% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.8% 5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.3% 8.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.6% 8.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.5% 7.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.3% 3.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness26.4% 8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.8% 3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.5% 1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours25.7% 10.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments20
People employed42
Annual payroll$1,290,000
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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 98.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery High
Expected annual loss98.9 out of 100
Community resilience31.1 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.

Landslide98.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche95.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire95.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave92.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning88.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought87.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake85.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail76.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind40.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm16.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado11.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.5Very 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$27,706$39,842$43,289
Poverty rate10.3%12%12.4%
Median home value$629,600$338,100$303,400
Median gross rent$1,031$1,348
Homeownership90.3%69.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%3.8%5.2%
Works from home35.8%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0%2.3%13.9%
Median age59.340.238.7
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 stationENNIS, MT US9.1 km away
Rain in a year13 in
Snow in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January34°F / 15.1°F0.45 in rain, 6.5 in snow
February37.1°F / 15.3°F0.51 in rain, 7.6 in snow
March46.4°F / 21.7°F0.84 in rain, 6.6 in snow
April54.6°F / 27.6°F1.47 in rain, 6 in snow
May64.1°F / 34.7°F1.93 in rain, 1.3 in snow
June72.6°F / 40.7°F2.23 in rain, 0.2 in snow
July82.8°F / 45.5°F1.16 in rain
August82.1°F / 43.6°F1.02 in rain
September72.2°F / 37.1°F0.97 in rain, 0.1 in snow
October57.6°F / 29°F1.14 in rain, 2.2 in snow
November42.7°F / 21.6°F0.69 in rain, 6.9 in snow
December33.2°F / 14.5°F0.54 in rain, 7.3 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%.

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

Ennis K-12 Schools73% of this ZIP code's land area
Harrison K-12 Schools27% 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 vulnerability20more vulnerable than 20% 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 status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

59729 Ennis, MT9.2 km away
59745 Norris, MT15.2 km away
59755 Virginia City, MT18.4 km away
59747 Pony, MT29.3 km away
59749 Sheridan, MT31.1 km away
59720 Cameron, MT31.5 km away
59710 Alder, MT32.4 km away
59716 Big Sky, MT34.7 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.

Madison County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area155.8 sq mi
Water area6.24 sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.4080, -111.7761

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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