Melstone, MT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Melstone, MT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 315. 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 MELSTONE-MT · Melstone, MT 1 ZIPs · 315 pop · #20269/25278 · Musselshell County

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

  • INC-MID $54,250
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20269/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Roundup
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 315
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $218,400

Nearest income peer: Roundup, MT (+ $5,344 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 Melstone

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Melstone 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, Melstone, 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
315
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,250
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 ($54,250 average) · poverty 7.0%. The primary code (59054) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Melstone's single ZIP 59054 carries the town

Melstone is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 59054 is the entire residential footprint (315 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Melstone's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 6 establishments, 13 employees , annual payroll $522k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 59054 (6 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Melstone, MT

These ZIP codes sit in Musselshell County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Melstone. See the Musselshell County roll-up →

Melstone sits in the lower half of Musselshell County on income: Roundup and Broadview report more, and only Musselshell reports less. Broadview marks the far end of that range at $69,583, 28% above Melstone.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
59054 315 $54,250 6 0

Melstone 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 Melstone, .