Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 10 min5:33 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 16 min8:27 am – 4:43 pm
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People86 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.446 householdsMedian household income $63,333Median home value $761,90087% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,063 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 82°F, lows 38°FColdest month December: highs 31°F, lows 10°F72 in of rain a year, on about 182 dayswettest month January115 in of snow a year, on about 55 days12 days above 90°F, 256 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Polebridge station, 2 mi away; rain from Flattop Mtn.; snow from W Glacier
Parks and public landsGlacier National Parknational park · 1.3 mi · 1,007,843 acresLes Mason State Parkstate park · 23.6 miFlathead National Forestnational forest · 24.0 mi · 2,414,171 acresKootenai National Forestnational forest · 24.6 mi · 1,763,656 acresWhitefish Lake State Parkstate park · 25.9 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes38 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 4 Mar 200028 mi away, near Pincher Creek, CanadaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 3 Jan 202112 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateFlathead County, MT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsAvalanche Very HighCold wave Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025269 of 365 days measured95 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 103main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Flathead County monitors, MT
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription9% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterKalispell Public Worksserves 25,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation3,579 ft1,091 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Getting aroundAirportGlacier Park International Airport FCA34 miUS highwayUS 9320 miAmtrakWest Glacier, MT WGL25 miCoachWhitefishJefferson Lines29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59928 ZIP area.
