Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 0 min5:40 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 25 min8:24 am – 4:49 pm
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People81 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.841 householdsMedian household income $37,188Median home value $462,50081% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,611 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 52°FColdest month December: highs 32°F, lows 21°F16 in of rain a year, on about 49 dayswettest month June34 in of snow a year, on about 24 days18 days above 90°F, 153 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Skq Dam station, 21 mi away
Parks and public landsLolo National Forestnational forest · 6.1 mi · 2,271,493 acresFlathead National Forestnational forest · 13.4 mi · 2,414,171 acresFlathead Lake/Big Arm State Parkstate park · 18.4 mi · 226 acresElmo Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 18.4 miLake Mary Ronan State Parkstate park · 20.4 mi · 120 acresFlathead Lake/Wild Horse Island State Parkstate park · 22.9 mi · 2,164 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes83 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 22 Dec 199831 mi away, Idaho-Montana border regionMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202444 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSanders County, MT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025283 of 345 days measured62 moderate daysMedian index 16, worst day 85main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Sanders County monitors, MT
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription49% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone22% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Thompson Fallsserves 1,950 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3,135 ft956 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalClark Fork Valley Hospital19.1 miPost officeHot Springs Post Office7.0 miTown hallHot Springs Town Hall7.1 miPoliceHot Springs Police Department7.1 miFire stationHot Springs Volunteer Fire Department7.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGlacier Park International Airport FCA46 miMajor airportSpokane International Airport GEG133 miInterstateI-9034 miUS highwayUS 9318 miAmtrakWhitefish, MT WFH51 miCoachPolsonJefferson Lines25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59848 ZIP area.
