Local servicesHospitalLogan Health Medical Center19.2 miPost officeBigfork Post Office9.5 miFire stationBigfork Fire Department Echo Lake - Station 325.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGlacier Park International Airport FCA19 miUS highwayUS 9315 miAmtrakEssex, MT ESM17 miCoachLakesideJefferson Lines17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59911 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 4 min5:35 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 21 min8:23 am – 4:44 pm
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People9,316 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.33,951 householdsMedian household income $81,846Median home value $608,000Median rent $1,158 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,082 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 4,105 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, hospitality, food and recreation 16%, professional and business services 15%Average commute 24 minutes69% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages51% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, German or Dutch 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 81°F, lows 49°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 18°F19 in of rain a year, on about 60 dayswettest month June51 in of snow a year, on about 31 days7 days above 90°F, 179 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Creston station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksCliff Lakelake · 1.8 miMount Aeneaspeak · under a mileBirch Lakelake · under a mile5392-1 CAMP MISERY TH #717trailhead · 1.7 miCAMP MISERY TRAILHEADtrailhead · 1.7 miCrater Mountainpeak · 2.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFlathead National Forestnational forest · within reach · 2,414,171 acresEcho Lake Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 5.5 miSwan River Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 7.5 mi · 59 acresFlathead Lake/Wayfarers State Parkstate park · 9.5 mi · 64 acresHorseshoe Lake/Ferndale Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 9.2 miGlacier National Parknational park · 15.2 mi · 1,007,843 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes77 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 4 Feb 197510 mi away, near Evergreen, MontanaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202426 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateFlathead County, MT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighCold wave Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025269 of 365 days measured95 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 103main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Flathead County monitors, MT
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBigfork County Water and Sewerserves 6,100 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,923 ft2,110 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
