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59808 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 59808 covers Missoula, Montana, with a population of about 22,804 and a median household income of $76,795.

Population
22,804145 per square mile
Median age
36.42.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$76,7951.1× the Montana median
Poverty rate
10.6%1.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$576,354up 22.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,2361.2× the Montana median
Degree or higher
39.8%4.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
63.2%1.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Mountain UTC-07:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,042

Where 59808 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

Population22,804
Median age36.4
Family households57.1%
Born outside the US3.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.4%
White (non-Hispanic)86.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.8%
Hispanic or Latino3.2%
Veterans8.5%
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$76,795
Income per person$44,110
Poverty rate10.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k4.7%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k6.2%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k5.0%
$45–50k4.3%
$50–60k6.7%
$60–75k7.2%
$75–100k14.5%
$100–125k9.8%
$125–150k7.8%
$150–200k9.6%
$200k or more9.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,040
Mean adjusted gross income$99,125
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.6%
Returns, under $25k25.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.7%
Returns, $200k or more6.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$419,800
Median gross rent$1,236
Rent as a share of household income29.9%
Owner-occupied63.2%
Vacant homes4.1%
Median year built2003

What the homes are

Detached house50.1%
Attached house3.9%
2 to 4 units2.1%
5 to 19 units12.3%
20 or more units16.4%
Mobile home15.1%
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$576,354as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 107.4%
Typical asking rent$1,634as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$576,354$212,302

$212,302 in 2005 to $576,354 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.8%
High school diploma or higher96.6%
Works from home9%
Drives to work alone75%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6%
Health

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

Obesity26.9% 6.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27.3% 6.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.5% 7.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.9% 1.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking23% 7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71% 5.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.4% 4.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.8% 1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.1% 4.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.2% 3.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.5% 6.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.9% 2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.8% 1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours27.7% 8.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.5% 1.5 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 establishments1,042
People employed14,849
Annual payroll$804,949,000
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 85.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss91.6 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.

Wildfire96.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave92.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm90.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche89.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather80.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake72.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning60Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought49.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding40.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind32.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail29.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave24.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado5.3Very 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$76,795$69,922$78,538
Income per person$44,110$39,842$43,289
Poverty rate10.6%12%12.4%
Median home value$419,800$338,100$303,400
Median gross rent$1,236$1,031$1,348
Homeownership63.2%69.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.8%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.1%3.8%5.2%
Works from home9%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US3.3%2.3%13.9%
Median age36.440.238.7
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 6 NW WFO, MT US6.3 km away
Rain in a year14 in
Snow in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January33°F / 19.1°F0.95 in rain, 9 in snow
February37.9°F / 21.9°F0.9 in rain, 10.5 in snow
March48.8°F / 28.2°F0.93 in rain, 4.9 in snow
April56.9°F / 33.7°F1.39 in rain, 1.2 in snow
May66.9°F / 41.5°F1.82 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June73.9°F / 48.4°F2.2 in rain
July85.6°F / 54.1°F0.84 in rain
August84.4°F / 52.5°F0.85 in rain
September72.8°F / 44.7°F0.98 in rain, 0.1 in snow
October56.3°F / 34.2°F1.23 in rain, 1.3 in snow
November41°F / 25.2°F1.19 in rain, 5 in snow
December32.1°F / 19.1°F1.08 in rain, 10.7 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 supermarket17% 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 7 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Missoula High School District35.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Frenchtown K-12 Schools19.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Hellgate Elementary School District13.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Missoula Elementary School District12.1% of this ZIP code's land area
DeSmet Elementary School District10.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Arlee Elementary School District4.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Arlee High School District4.5% 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 vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

59802 Missoula, MT9.7 km away
59807 Missoula, MT10.8 km away
59806 Missoula, MT12.8 km away
59812 Missoula, MT12.8 km away
59801 Missoula, MT13.8 km away
59804 Missoula, MT16.7 km away
59834 Frenchtown, MT17.5 km away
59803 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 area157.05 sq mi
Water area1.81 sq mi
Population density145 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.9776, -114.0619

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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