Residential delivery area · Montana
ZIP Code 59544: Whitewater, MT
ZIP code 59544 uses the postal name Whitewater, Montana and lies entirely in Phillips County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 210 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $39,583 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Whitewater (a census-designated place); more than 99% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Whitewater · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Phillips County
- Census places
- Whitewater census-designated place
- House district
- MT-2 119th Congress
- State
- Montana
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 433.6 sq mi · under 1 person per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 59544?
59544 centers on 48.803°, -107.555° and covers 433.6 square miles of land plus 2.0 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 59261, 59537, 59538.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 59544, 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 59544 compare with the rest of Phillips County?
| Measure | 59544 | In Phillips County | In MT |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 207 | 5th of 7 | 267th of 369 |
| Median household income | $40k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $250k | not ranked | not ranked |
59544's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (207). 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 3% 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 59544?
The 2020 Census counted 162 people in 59544; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 207. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 207±87 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 162
- Households
- 90
- Median age
- 40.1
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 59544?
Of the 207 people the ACS estimates in 59544, 31.4% are under 18 and 29.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (77.3%), then Other or two or more (22.7%).
- Under 1831.4%
- 18 to 6439.6%
- 65 and older29.0%
- White, not Hispanic77.3%
- Other or two or more22.7%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- 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 59544 earn?
Median household income is $39,583 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $39,583±$16,219
- Income per person
- $25,636
- Below the poverty line
- 18.9%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 4.8%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 23.9%
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 59544?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $250,000
- Median gross rent
- $270
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 46.7%
- Housing units
- 124
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 59544?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59261 | Saco | 525 | $53k | 19.9 mi |
| 59537 | Loring | 159 | – | 19.9 mi |
| 59538 | Malta | 2,737 | $57k | 55.3 mi |
| 59241 | Hinsdale | 439 | $49k | 33.2 mi (near) |
| 59542 | Turner | 442 | $57k | 35.5 mi (near) |
| 59250 | Opheim | 242 | $51k | 42.5 mi (near) |
| 59273 | Vandalia | 15 | – | 44.3 mi (near) |
| 59529 | Hogeland | 144 | $88k | 51.1 mi (near) |
| 59231 | Saint Marie | 306 | $39k | 53.8 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.