Sanders

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Montana

Sanders is a sparsely populated county in Montana with 9 ZIP codes, 11,451 people, and one of the lowest household incomes among US counties among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Sanders, MT sits among US counties with one of the lowest household incomes among US counties, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

14th pct
household income vs 3,210 US counties
11,451
combined ZIP population
9
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,070
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Sanders lands in the national county income distribution as one of the lowest household incomes among US counties on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 30089, 9 ZIPs, combined population 11,451). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Lower household-income footing across 9 ZIPs (combined population 11,451). Cost-of-living reads should start from the densest ZIP rather than the county mean - sparse codes can dominate land area while a small urban ZIP carries most residents.

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9

Total ZIPs

11,451

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Sanders

Side-by-side: Compare 59859 vs 59873 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
59859 Plains 3,270 2
59873 Thompson Falls 3,085 2
59874 Trout Creek 1,568 2
59845 Hot Springs 1,186 1
59844 Heron 736 2
59853 Noxon 699 1
59831 Dixon 454 2
59856 Paradise 347 2
59848 Lonepine 106 1

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Sanders?

Sanders has a total population of 11,451 across 9 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Sanders?

Sanders includes 9 ZIP codes: 59859, 59873, 59874, 59845, 59844, 59853, 59831, 59856, 59848.

Sanders's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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