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Cardwell, MT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Cardwell, MT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 433. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CARDWELL-MT · Cardwell, MT 1 ZIPs · 433 pop · #5478/25278 · Madison County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-HIGH $94,167
  • RANK-UPPER #5478/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Virginia City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 433
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $790,300

Nearest income peer: Virginia City, MT (+ $2,083 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Cardwell

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Cardwell on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Cardwell, MT sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 22%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
433
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$94,167
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $94,167 and home value $790,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 32.8%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Cardwell as a pure owner town.

Within Montana, Florence is the closest lower-income city and Frenchtown the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Cardwell.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 59721, is all of Cardwell

There is no split to weigh here: 59721 holds every one of Cardwell's 433 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Cardwell's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 12 establishments, 54 employees , annual payroll $2,650k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 59721 (12 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Cardwell, MT

These ZIP codes sit in Madison County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Cardwell. See the Madison County roll-up →

No other city sharing Madison County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Cardwell. Whitehall, Ennis and Sheridan sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Alder marks the far end of that range at $50,885, 46% below Cardwell.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
59721 433 $94,167 12 1
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Cardwell roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Cardwell, .