Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 41 min5:32 am – 9:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 43 min7:57 am – 4:40 pm
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People186 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.5113 householdsMedian household income $60,547Median home value $1,107,100Median rent $1,000 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,816 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages63% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, German or Dutch 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 83°F, lows 47°FColdest month December: highs 38°F, lows 19°F18 in of rain a year, on about 47 dayswettest month May70 in of snow a year, on about 26 days18 days above 90°F, 161 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Nye #2 station, 17 mi away
Nearby landmarksContact Mountainpeak · under a mileCamp Lakelake · 1.5 miChrome Mountainpeak · 1.8 miASPENcampground · 2.6 miBIG BEAVERcampground · 2.6 miGRAHAM CREEKtrailhead · 3.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGallatin National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,850,413 acresBoulder Forks Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 13.2 mi · 72 acresBuffalo Jump Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 17.0 miMoraine Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 18.7 mi · 60 acresSpringdale Bridge Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 19.5 miCastle Rock Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 19.5 mi · 81 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 1 Jul 197546 mi away, near Mammoth, WyomingMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 30 Jan 202329 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSweet Grass County, MT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively LowWinter weather Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality98% of days had good air in 2025358 of 365 days measured7 moderate daysMedian index 11, worst day 70main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Gallatin County, MT, 49 mi away
Internet at home99% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL2% rely on a mobile data plan alone1% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Big Timberserves 1,650 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation9,452 ft2,881 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLivingston Health Care Hospital23.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBozeman Yellowstone International Airport BZN53 miInterstateI-9017 miUS highwayUS 19117 miCoachLivingstonJefferson Lines24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59052 ZIP area.
