Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 57 min5:42 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 28 min8:23 am – 4:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People130 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 72.546 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher72% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 79%, Spanish 21%21% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 34°F, lows 22°F16 in of rain a year, on about 56 dayswettest month June49 in of snow a year, on about 39 days38 days above 90°F, 161 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Superior station, 15 mi away; snow from Alberton
Parks and public landsLolo National Forestnational forest · within reach · 2,271,493 acresFull Curl Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 441 acresParadise Crossing Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 2.7 miBig Eddy Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 14.4 miFish Creek State Parkstate park · 26.2 mi · 5,572 acresSt. Joe National Forestnational forest · 33.4 mi · 67 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 22 Dec 199848 mi away, Idaho-Montana border regionMost recent: magnitude 3.7 on 16 Nov 202228 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 home100% of households have a broadband subscription41% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterParadise Water Districtserves 200 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,759 ft1,755 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalClark Fork Valley Hospital9.3 miPost officeParadise Post Office2.9 miTown hallPlains Town Hall8.7 miPolicePlains Police Department8.7 miFire stationPlains - Paradise Rural Fire District10.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMissoula Montana Airport MSO44 miMajor airportSpokane International Airport GEG132 miInterstateI-9015 miUS highwayUS 9327 miAmtrakWhitefish, MT WFH74 miCoachRavalliJefferson Lines27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59856 ZIP area.
