Sun River, MT · standard
ZIP Code 59483
Cascade County, Montana — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 530
- 2/sq mi
- $97,813
- Median income
- $429,400
- Median home value
- 16.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Sun River pairs an upper-quartile household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 21%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 18%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 98%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 59483 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 59483 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 265.0 square miles in Sun River, Cascade County, Montana. The area is home to 530 residents, producing a population density of 2 people per square mile, and falls within the Denver time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 59483 against Montana and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 59483 sits at $97,813 (40% above the Montana average), while per-capita income is $110,876. The poverty rate stands at 4.0% and the unemployment rate at 5.7%. On housing, the median home value is $429,400 (32% above the state average) with median rent at — per month, and 97.5% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 59483 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 16.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 63.6, and the average commute is —. We also surface 2 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Cascade County, so you can benchmark 59483 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 59483, Sun River, MT · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
530
Population
265.0
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 59483?
63.6
Median Age
47.4%
Male
52.6%
Female
10.1%
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?
$97,813
Median Household Income
+40% vs state
$110,876
Per Capita Income
4.0%
Poverty Rate
5.7%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 59483 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$97,813 Top 21% higher than 79% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
167
Total Housing Units
121
Occupied Units
46
Vacant Units
2.04
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$429,400
Median Home Value
+32% vs state
1968
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 59483, employing approximately 27 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,607,000.
7
Businesses
27
Employees
$1.6M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 59483 vs 59487 →
ZIP 59483 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 59487
Vaughn (59487)
1,240 residents
- 59443
Fort Shaw (59443)
612 residents
- 59483
Sun River (59483)
530 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 59483 ranks #3 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 59483 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 59483
Sun River (59483)
$97,813 median income
- 59443
Fort Shaw (59443)
$81,221 median income
- 59487
Vaughn (59487)
$56,359 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 59483 ranks the highest of 3 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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