PlainZIP

Lima, MT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lima, MT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 340. 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 LIMA-MT · Lima, MT 1 ZIPs · 340 pop · #20287/25278 · Beaverhead County

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

  • INC-MID $54,215
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20287/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Dell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 340
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $194,000

Nearest income peer: Dell, MT (+ $5,160 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 Lima

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Lima 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, Lima, 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.

20th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
340
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,215
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 ($54,215 average) · poverty 17.4%. The primary code (59739) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 59739, is all of Lima

There is no split to weigh here: 59739 holds every one of Lima's 340 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 Lima's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 9 establishments, 32 employees , annual payroll $710k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 59739 (9 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Lima, MT

These ZIP codes sit in Beaverhead County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lima. See the Beaverhead County roll-up →

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Beaverhead County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Lima, Dillon, Wisdom and Wise River among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Jackson marks the far end of that range at $76,346, 41% above Lima.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
59739 340 $54,215 9 0
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Lima 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 Lima, .