Heron, MT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Heron, MT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 736. 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 HERON-MT · Heron, MT 1 ZIPs · 736 pop · #23409/25278 · Sanders County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-LOW $43,417
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23409/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Dixon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 736
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $440,600

Nearest income peer: Dixon, MT (+ $2,989 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 Heron

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Heron 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, Heron, MT sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

7th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
736
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$43,417
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($43,417 average) · poverty 38.1%. The primary code (59844) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

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

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

Population concentration

Heron reads through its lone ZIP, 59844

736 ACS residents, one ZIP: 59844 is not the leading code inside Heron, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Heron's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 131 employees , annual payroll $5,453k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 59844 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (4) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Heron, MT

These ZIP codes sit in Sanders County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Heron. See the Sanders County roll-up →

Heron sits in the lower half of Sanders County on income: Plains, Thompson Falls and Trout Creek report more, Hot Springs and Lonepine report less. Plains marks the far end of that range at $64,846, 49% above Heron.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
59844 736 $43,417 20 2

Heron 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 Heron, .