Residential delivery area · Montana
ZIP Code 59761: Wisdom, MT
ZIP code 59761 uses the postal name Wisdom, Montana and lies entirely in Beaverhead County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 310 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $62,083 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Wisdom (a census-designated place); more than 99% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Wisdom · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Beaverhead County
- Census places
- Wisdom census-designated place
- House district
- MT-1 119th Congress
- State
- Montana
- Time zone
- Mountain
- Land area
- 1,035.2 sq mi · under 1 person per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 59761?
59761 centers on 45.576°, -113.556° and covers 1,035.2 square miles of land plus 2.0 of water. It borders 8 ZIP codes: 59736, 83463, 83462, 59871, 83466, 59762, 83467, 59725.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 59761, 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 59761 compare with the rest of Beaverhead County?
| Measure | 59761 | In Beaverhead County | In MT |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 312 | 2nd of 10 | 230th of 369 |
| Median household income | $62k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $254k | not ranked | not ranked |
59761's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (312). 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 59761?
The 2020 Census counted 267 people in 59761; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 312. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 312±71 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 267
- Households
- 146
- Median age
- 60.1
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 59761?
Of the 312 people the ACS estimates in 59761, 4.2% are under 18 and 36.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (95.2%).
- Under 184.2%
- 18 to 6459.6%
- 65 and older36.2%
- White, not Hispanic95.2%
- Other or two or more3.8%
- Hispanic or Latino0.6%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.3%
- Black, 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 59761 earn?
Median household income is $62,083 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $62,083
- Income per person
- $64,151
- Below the poverty line
- 5.4%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 25.7%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $62,579140 returns; wages 49% 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 59761?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $253,600
- Median gross rent
- $613
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 73.3%
- Housing units
- 237
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 59761?
11 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 4 more than in 2018; the most are in accommodation and food services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- Accommodation and food services3
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 59761?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59736 | Jackson | 155 | $76k | 19.1 mi |
| 83463 | Gibbonsville, ID | 66 | $58k | 20.3 mi |
| 83462 | Carmen, ID | 667 | – | 22.9 mi |
| 59871 | Sula | 289 | $32k | 25.2 mi |
| 83466 | North Fork, ID | 197 | – | 25.7 mi |
| 59762 | Wise River | 231 | $61k | 27.9 mi |
| 83467 | Salmon, ID | 6,590 | $54k | 39.6 mi |
| 59725 | Dillon | 8,343 | $61k | 49.3 mi |
| 59746 | Polaris | 111 | $74k | 27.5 mi (near) |
| 59829 | Darby | 2,148 | $64k | 32.3 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.