Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 48 min5:41 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 36 min8:13 am – 4:50 pm
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People1,494 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.8673 householdsMedian household income $56,719Median home value $380,00071% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,367 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.8% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 617 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 19%, education and health care 18%, professional and business services 16%Average commute 23 minutes64% drive alone, 16% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages46% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, Spanish 4%, Chinese 2%, German or Dutch 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 43°FColdest month December: highs 34°F, lows 14°F16 in of rain a yearwettest month May75 in of snow a year, on about 48 days6 days above 90°F, 215 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Phillipsburg Rs station, 8 mi away; snow from Anaconda
Parks and public landsDeerlodge National Forestnational forest · 6.8 mi · 1,228,464 acresGranite Ghost Town State Parkstate park · 10.8 miStuart Mill Bay Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 11.8 mi · 356 acresBitterroot National Forestnational forest · 13.8 mi · 1,127,056 acresLolo National Forestnational forest · 17.7 mi · 30,299 acresLost Creek State Parkstate park · 22.6 mi · 507 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 23 Apr 197848 mi away, near Ovando, MontanaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 9 Dec 202546 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowGranite County, MT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025286 of 361 days measured74 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 21, worst day 123main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Ravalli County, MT, 34 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Philipsburgserves 1,360 people from surface water19 health-based violations since 2021latest Feb 2026: surface water treatment, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation6,178 ft1,883 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGranite County Medical Center8.8 miPost officePhilipsburg Post Office8.9 miTown hallPhilipsburg Town Hall8.9 miPoliceGranite County Sheriff's Office9.0 miFire stationPhilipsburg Volunteer Fire Company8.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBert Mooney Airport BTM52 miInterstateI-9028 miUS highwayUS 1228 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59858 ZIP area.
