PlainZIP

Plains, MT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Plains, MT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,270. 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 PLAINS-MT · Plains, MT 1 ZIPs · 3,270 pop · #15473/25278 · Sanders County

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

  • INC-MID $64,846
  • RANK-LOWER #15473/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Trout Creek
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,270
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $429,200

Nearest income peer: Trout Creek, MT ( $527 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 Plains

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Plains 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, Plains, MT sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

39th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,270
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,846
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,846 and poverty 13.9% concentrate in 59859.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Plains as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Plains reads through its lone ZIP, 59859

3,270 ACS residents, one ZIP: 59859 is not the leading code inside Plains, 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 Plains's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 111 establishments, 909 employees , annual payroll $35,956k (~34 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 59859 (111 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (22) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Plains, MT

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

No other city sharing Sanders County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Plains. Thompson Falls, Hot Springs and Heron sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Hot Springs marks the far end of that range at $31,970, 51% below Plains.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
59859 3,270 $64,846 111 2
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Plains 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 Plains, .