Helena, MT
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Helena, MT: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 53,568. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet HELENA-MT · Helena, MT 2 ZIPs · 53,568 pop · #8447/25278 · Lewis and Clark County
INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $82,638
- RANK-UPPER #8447/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ East Helena
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 70% owners
- POP-SMALL 53,568
- SPREAD-MOD 59601→59602
- HOME-MID $397,550
Nearest income peer: East Helena, MT (+ $1,102 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 Helena
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Helena on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Augusta · lowest
Augusta · lowest
$42,321 median HH income
- Lincoln · near
Lincoln · near
$57,778 median HH income
- Wolf Creek · near
Wolf Creek · near
$65,750 median HH income
- Helena · this city
Helena · this city
$82,638 median HH income
- East Helena · near
East Helena · near
$83,740 median HH income
- Marysville · highest
Marysville · highest
$99,167 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Helena, MT sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 33%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 53,568
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $82,638
- 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.
Above-median income on a short ZIP list (2) - lead code 59601 (29,283 residents). Household income $82,638 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Helena as a pure owner town.
Within Montana, Colstrip is the closest lower-income city and Absarokee the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Helena.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Helena differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Helena: $72,290 in ZIP 59601 to $92,985 in 59602. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.1×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 1.3 points
59601 to 59602
59601 to 59602
59602 to 59601
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 59601 skews compact Helena
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 59601 covers about 55% of Helena's 53,568 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Helena
Citywide ZBP: 2,294 establishments, 23,615 employees , annual payroll $1,217,849k (~43 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 59601 (1,651 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (327) · also Construction · Professional, scientific, and technical services .
ZIP Codes in Helena, MT
These ZIP codes sit in Lewis and Clark County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Helena. See the Lewis and Clark County roll-up →
Helena sits in the upper half of Lewis and Clark County on income: Lincoln, Augusta and Wolf Creek report less, while Marysville reports more. Augusta marks the far end of that range at $42,321, 49% below Helena.
Side-by-side: Compare 59601 vs 59602 →
Helena 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 Helena, .