Residential delivery area · Montana

ZIP Code 59472: Sand Coulee, MT

ZIP code 59472 uses the postal name Sand Coulee, Montana and lies entirely in Cascade County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 510 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $68,036 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Sand Coulee (5%), Big Stone Colony (2%) and Tracy (under 1%); 93% is outside any Census place.

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5national area: Montana, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin

594sectional center: Great Falls, MT (SCF 594)

72delivery area within it

Town: Sand Coulee · its only residential ZIP
County: Cascade County
Census places: Sand Coulee (5%) census-designated place; Big Stone Colony (2%) census-designated place; Tracy (under 1%) census-designated place
Metro area: Great Falls, MT
House district: MT-2 119th Congress
State: Montana
Time zone: Mountain
Land area: 55.4 sq mi · 9 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 59472?

59472 centers on 47.339°, -111.207° and covers 55.4 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 59405, 59480, 59412.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 59472 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 59472, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 59472 compare with the rest of Cascade County?

Rank of 59472 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure	59472	In Cascade County	In MT
People (ACS 2020-2024)	507	11th of 17	182nd of 369
Median household income	$68k	not ranked	not ranked
Median home value	$235k	not ranked	not ranked

59472's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (507). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 16% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 59472?

The 2020 Census counted 709 people in 59472; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 507. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024: 507±163 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 709
Households: 217
Median age: 54.6

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 59472?

Of the 507 people the ACS estimates in 59472, 16.2% are under 18 and 29.6% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (86.2%).

Under 1816.2%
18 to 6454.2%
65 and older29.6%

Age of the people of 59472 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic86.2%
Other or two or more8.9%
Hispanic or Latino4.5%
Asian, not Hispanic0.4%
Black, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 59472 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 59472 earn?

Median household income is $68,036 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income: $68,036±$25,074
Income per person: $42,536
Below the poverty line: 12.4%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 0.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 23.2%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $67,214290 returns; wages 56% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 59472?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $235,300
Median gross rent: –
Homes owned by their occupants: 91.2%
Housing units: 251

Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 59472; 2021: 167.7. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 59472 stops in 2021: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 59472?

6 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Construction3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 59472?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 59472, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
59405	Great Falls	33,350	$59k	5.6 mi
59480	Stockett	328	$81k	10.6 mi
59412	Belt	1,685	$83k	16.3 mi
59401	Great Falls	13,255	$55k	12.4 mi (near)
59414	Black Eagle	781	$70k	13.3 mi (near)
59485	Ulm	772	$90k	18.1 mi (near)
59404	Great Falls	28,822	$84k	21.0 mi (near)
59463	Monarch	142	–	25.6 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.