Carter, MT · standard
ZIP Code 59420
Chouteau County, Montana - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 243
- 0/sq mi
- $88,438
- Median income
- $117,100
- Median home value
- 48.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Carter pairs an above-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 28%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 16th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 86%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 59420 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 59420 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Carter, Chouteau County, Montana, home to just 243 residents across 607.5 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 59420 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $88,438 (26% above the average Montana ZIP), while per-capita income is $41,970. The poverty rate is 10.4%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $117,100 (64% below the average Montana ZIP); owner occupancy is 85.7%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 48.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 39, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Montana and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 59420.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 59420, Carter, MT · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
243
Population
607.5
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 59420?
39.0
Median Age
56.1%
Male
43.9%
Female
2.4%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$88,438
Median Household Income
+26% vs state ZIP avg
$41,970
Per Capita Income
10.4%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
63housing units
63
Total Housing Units
49
Occupied Units
14
Vacant Units
2.37
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$117,100
Median Home Value
-64% vs state ZIP avg
1970
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 4 business establishments in ZIP 59420, employing approximately 16 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,003,000.
4
Businesses
16
Employees
$1.0M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 59420, both outside MT so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.