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ZIP Code59039

Ingomar, MT

Rosebud County · Montana · United States
Home to 16 people across 458.328 square miles.

MountainOwner-majority11 ZIPs in county

At a glance

59039 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
16
±16 · bottom 10% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
57.8
US median 42 years
Population density
0/mi²
bottom 10% most dense
Land area
458.328 mi²
plus 0.735 mi² water

Location

Where 59039 is

46.686774, -107.291122 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates46.686774, -107.291122
Time zoneAmerica/Denver
CountyRosebud County
StateMontana (MT)
Land area458.328 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Denver

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Denver, CO493.8 mi
Seattle, WA708.5 mi
Phoenix, AZ948.5 mi
San Francisco, CA986.1 mi

People

Who lives in 59039

16 residents in 6 households, averaging 2.67 people per household. The largest age group is 55-64 at 56.2% of residents.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 180.0%
18-240.0%
25-340.0%
35-440.0%
45-540.0%
55-6456.2%
65+43.8%

Households

Composition and size

Total households6
Average household size2.67
Family households16.7%
Living alone0.0%
Median age57.8 years

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White100.0%

Income & work

What people earn in 59039

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$76,138
Poverty rate25.0%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation62.5%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k0.0%
$25-50k0.0%
$50-75k0.0%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k16.7%
$150-200k0.0%
$200k+83.3%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 12.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 59039

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1982
Housing units28
Vacancy rate78.6%

Own vs. rent

Of 6 occupied units

Owner-occupied83.3%
Renter-occupied16.7%
Owner households5
Renter households1

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family14.3%
20+ units85.7%

Getting to work

How 59039 commutes

100.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 5.0 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone100.0%

Travel time

Mean commute 5.0 minutes

<10 min100.0%
10-190.0%
20-290.0%
30-440.0%
45-590.0%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 59039

ZIP code 59039 is assigned to Ingomar, MT, and falls within Rosebud County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 16 people live inside it.

Living here

What life in Ingomar looks like

The building stock is dominated by larger apartment buildings of twenty units or more, which account for 85.7% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1982, making the housing here from the later twentieth century. The vacancy rate of 78.6% is high, which in many places reflects seasonal or second-home use rather than abandonment.

The population skews considerably older than the national median, with a median age of 57.8 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.67 people, and 16.7% are family households.

Getting to work takes 5.0 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 100.0% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Ingomar, MT

59039 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

For reference, Denver, CO is about 493.8 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 59039 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 59039 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 59039 offers a compact profile of Ingomar: 16 residents, 12.5% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 59039 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Ingomar may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 59039

The eight closest postal codes by centroid distance, each with its own full profile. You can also browse every Montana ZIP code or use the ZIP Express Lookup to search by city, county or time zone.

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Questions

Common questions about 59039

What city is ZIP code 59039 in?
59039 serves Ingomar, Montana, in Rosebud County, United States.
What is the population of 59039?
About 16 people live in ZIP code 59039, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±16.
Is 59039 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 12.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is 57.8. The average commute is 5.0 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 59039 in?
59039 observes Mountain Time (America/Denver). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 59039?
ZIP code 59039 covers 458.328 square miles of land plus 0.735 square miles of water, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
What is the commute like from 59039?
The average one-way commute from 59039 takes about 5.0 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 100.0% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 59039?
About 10 residents of 59039 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 62.5% and the unemployment rate is 0.0%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 59039?
Accommodation in and around Ingomar, MT ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 59039 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Ingomar as the primary place and Rosebud County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 59039 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 59039. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 59039, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.