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ZIP Code59926

Martin City, MT

Flathead County · Montana · United States
Home to 250 people across 10.041 square miles.

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At a glance

59926 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
250
±160 · bottom 25% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
60.9
US median 42 years
Population density
25/mi²
30th pctile most dense
Land area
10.041 mi²
plus 0.065 mi² water

Location

Where 59926 is

48.352184, -113.995596 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates48.352184, -113.995596
Time zoneAmerica/Denver
CountyFlathead County
StateMontana (MT)
Land area10.041 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Denver

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Seattle, WA388.8 mi
Denver, CO743.3 mi
San Francisco, CA844.3 mi
Los Angeles, CA1012.0 mi

People

Who lives in 59926

250 residents in 135 households, averaging 1.85 people per household. The largest age group is 65+ at 49.6% of residents.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 180.0%
18-240.0%
25-340.0%
35-4429.2%
45-5417.6%
55-643.6%
65+49.6%

Households

Composition and size

Total households135
Average household size1.85
Family households67.4%
Living alone32.6%
Median age60.9 years
Households with internet78.5%

Race & ethnicity

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

White97.2%
Native American2.8%

Income & work

What people earn in 59926

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$37,476
Poverty rate0.0%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation53.6%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k11.1%
$25-50k34.1%
$50-75k23.0%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k26.7%
$150-200k5.2%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 26.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 96.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 59926

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built1980
Housing units135
Vacancy rate0.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 135 occupied units

Owner-occupied67.4%
Renter-occupied32.6%
Owner households91
Renter households44

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family40.7%
2-4 units26.7%
20+ units32.6%

Getting to work

How 59926 commutes

93.3% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 33.5 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone93.3%
Worked from home6.7%

Travel time

Mean commute 33.5 minutes

<10 min7.2%
10-195.6%
20-290.0%
30-4487.2%
45-590.0%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 59926

ZIP code 59926 is assigned to Martin City, MT, and falls within Flathead 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 250 people live inside it.

At 25 residents per square mile spread over 10.041 square miles, 59926 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in Martin City looks like

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 40.7% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1980, making the housing here from the later twentieth century. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.

The population skews considerably older than the national median, with a median age of 60.9 against 42 nationally. Households average just 1.85 people, and 32.6% consist of one person living alone — a signature of areas with a lot of studio and one-bedroom stock.

Getting to work takes 33.5 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 93.3% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Martin City, MT

59926 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, Seattle, WA is about 388.8 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 59926 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 59926 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, 59926 offers a compact profile of Martin City: 250 residents, 26.8% 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. 59926 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Martin City 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.

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Questions

Common questions about 59926

What city is ZIP code 59926 in?
59926 serves Martin City, Montana, in Flathead County, United States.
What is the population of 59926?
About 250 people live in ZIP code 59926, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±160. That works out to roughly 25 people per square mile.
Is 59926 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 26.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is 60.9. The average commute is 33.5 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 59926 in?
59926 observes Mountain Time (America/Denver). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 59926?
ZIP code 59926 covers 10.041 square miles of land plus 0.065 square miles of water, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 59926 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 59926 reads as a rural area. It holds 25 people per square mile across 10.041 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 59926?
The average one-way commute from 59926 takes about 33.5 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 93.3% 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 59926?
About 134 residents of 59926 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 53.6% 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 59926?
Accommodation in and around Martin City, 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 59926 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Martin City as the primary place and Flathead 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 59926 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 59926. 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 59926, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.