Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 40 min5:14 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 44 min7:38 am – 4:22 pm
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People1,108 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.0426 householdsMedian household income $71,250Median home value $197,400Median rent $538 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,322 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.7% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 549 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 22%, education and health care 18%, construction 18%Average commute 18 minutes58% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, other Indo-European languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 91°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 11°F15 in of rain a year, on about 39 dayswettest month May29 in of snow a year, on about 19 days45 days above 90°F, 172 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Broadus station, 9 mi away; snow from Moorhead 9 Ne
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Aug 200947 mi away, near Birney, MontanaMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 Dec 202043 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPowder River County, MT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively LowWinter weather Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025238 of 273 days measured34 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 40, worst day 127main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Custer County, MT, 65 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription50% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Broadusserves 450 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,119 ft951 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeBroadus Post Office9.2 miTown hallBroadus Town Hall9.1 miPolicePowder River County Sheriff's Office9.1 miFire stationBroadus Volunteer Fire Department9.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNortheast Wyoming Regional Airport GCC68 miUS highwayUS 2128.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59317 ZIP area.
