Residential delivery area · Montana
ZIP Code 59527: Hays, MT
ZIP code 59527 uses the postal name Hays, Montana and lies entirely in Blaine County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,300 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $54,500 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 13% of its land lies in Hays (a census-designated place); 87% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- Hays · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Blaine County
- Census places
- Hays census-designated place
- House district
- MT-2 119th Congress
- State
- Montana
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 213.2 sq mi · 6 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 59527?
59527 centers on 48.042°, -108.792° and covers 213.2 square miles of land plus 1.0 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 59546, 59524, 59535, 59526, 59523.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 59527, 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 59527 compare with the rest of Blaine County?
| Measure | 59527 | In Blaine County | In MT |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 1,345 | 4th of 10 | 113th of 369 |
| Median household income | $55k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $81k | not ranked | not ranked |
59527's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$20,314) is more than a quarter of the figure ($54,500); 59527's median home value is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$39,905) is more than a quarter of the figure ($80,800). 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 12% 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 59527?
The 2020 Census counted 1,177 people in 59527; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,345. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 20.8% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 1,345±219 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 1,177+20.8% since 2010 (974)
- Households
- 314
- Median age
- 33.2
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 59527?
Of the 1,345 people the ACS estimates in 59527, 33.8% are under 18 and 10.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Other or two or more (92.4%).
- Under 1833.8%
- 18 to 6456.1%
- 65 and older10.1%
- Other or two or more92.4%
- Hispanic or Latino4.2%
- White, not Hispanic1.9%
- Black, not Hispanic1.4%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
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 59527 earn?
Median household income is $54,500 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($39,724 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $54,500±$20,314
- Income per person
- $20,724
- Below the poverty line
- 22.2%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 23.2%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 15.3%
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 59527?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $80,800
- Median gross rent
- $625
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 58.0%
- Housing units
- 363
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 59527?
6 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 2 more than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
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 59527?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59546 | Zortman | 191 | $49k | 15.3 mi |
| 59524 | Dodson | 643 | $48k | 19.2 mi |
| 59535 | Lloyd | 33 | – | 22.4 mi |
| 59526 | Harlem | 2,319 | $64k | 28.7 mi |
| 59523 | Chinook | 2,356 | $74k | 38.3 mi |
| 59489 | Winifred | 424 | $65k | 35.3 mi (near) |
| 59471 | Roy | 318 | $65k | 42.5 mi (near) |
| 59538 | Malta | 2,737 | $57k | 44.0 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.