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59804 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 59804 covers Missoula, Montana, with a population of about 7,942 and a median household income of $74,877.

Population
7,94263 per square mile
Median age
46.57.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$74,8771.1× the Montana median
Poverty rate
7.3%5.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$676,706up 24.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,1381.1× the Montana median
Degree or higher
46.6%11.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
65.1%about the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
288

Where 59804 is

Missoula, 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

Population7,942
Median age46.5
Family households61.6%
Born outside the US5.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.2%
White (non-Hispanic)88.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.1%
Hispanic or Latino3.1%
Veterans10.3%
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$74,877
Income per person$47,126
Poverty rate7.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.8%
$10–15k3.0%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k2.7%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k1.6%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k8.7%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k9.6%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k11.5%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k13.2%
$150–200k8.4%
$200k or more7.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,020
Mean adjusted gross income$107,268
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.2%
Returns, under $25k25.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.4%
Returns, $200k or more10.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$507,300
Median gross rent$1,138
Rent as a share of household income27%
Owner-occupied65.1%
Vacant homes3.6%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house61%
Attached house5.4%
2 to 4 units12.5%
5 to 19 units3.7%
20 or more units8.3%
Mobile home9.1%
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$676,706as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 107.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$676,706$244,093

$244,093 in 2005 to $676,706 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher46.6%
High school diploma or higher96.8%
Works from home10.2%
Drives to work alone70.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.2%
Health

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

Obesity26.3% 7.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.2% 2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.8% 2.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.4% 8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70% 5.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.5% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.6% 9.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.5% 8.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.4% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.3% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81% 5.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12% 2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.9% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours25.2% 11.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9% 4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments288
People employed2,962
Annual payroll$143,707,000
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 93.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss95 out of 100
Community resilience71.2 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.

Wildfire97.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche91.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm90Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave85.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought70.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning52.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake51Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind27.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail25.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave22.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado5.4Very 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$74,877$69,922$78,538
Income per person$47,126$39,842$43,289
Poverty rate7.3%12%12.4%
Median home value$507,300$338,100$303,400
Median gross rent$1,138$1,031$1,348
Homeownership65.1%69.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher46.6%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.4%3.8%5.2%
Works from home10.2%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US5.8%2.3%13.9%
Median age46.540.238.7
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 stationMISSOULA INTL AP, MT US10.1 km away
Rain in a year14 in
Snow in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January31.6°F / 18°F0.96 in rain, 9.9 in snow
February37°F / 20.9°F0.88 in rain, 8.5 in snow
March47.9°F / 26.8°F0.92 in rain, 5 in snow
April56.1°F / 32.3°F1.36 in rain, 1.3 in snow
May66.2°F / 39.8°F1.77 in rain, 0.3 in snow
June73.2°F / 46.3°F2.14 in rain
July85.4°F / 51.5°F0.85 in rain
August84.3°F / 50.1°F0.83 in rain
September72.6°F / 42.4°F0.96 in rain, 0.1 in snow
October55.7°F / 32.4°F1.18 in rain, 0.9 in snow
November39.9°F / 24.6°F1.18 in rain, 5.4 in snow
December30.9°F / 17.8°F1.08 in rain, 11.6 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 supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket6% of this ZIP code's area
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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Missoula High School District47.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Target Range Elementary School District43.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Frenchtown K-12 Schools4.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Missoula Elementary School District3.6% 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 vulnerability17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Household characteristics11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability6.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

59847 Lolo, MT10.8 km away
59801 Missoula, MT11 km away
59803 Missoula, MT11.2 km away
59806 Missoula, MT13.7 km away
59812 Missoula, MT13.7 km away
59802 Missoula, MT14 km away
59808 Missoula, MT16.7 km away
59807 Missoula, MT17.5 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.

Missoula County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneMountain (UTC-07:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area126.27 sq mi
Water area1.21 sq mi
Population density63 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.8467, -114.1698

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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