Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 3 min5:37 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 22 min8:24 am – 4:46 pm
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People1,850 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 59.0857 householdsMedian household income $60,152Median home value $768,600Median rent $1,148 a month66% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,246 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 837 employedMain industries: professional and business services 36%, retail 15%, education and health care 10%Average commute 40 minutes35% drive alone, 23% car-pool, 36% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 26% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 81°F, lows 49°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 18°F19 in of rain a year, on about 60 dayswettest month June51 in of snow a year, on about 31 days7 days above 90°F, 179 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Creston station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsFlathead National Forestnational forest · within reach · 2,414,171 acresNorth Shore Flathead Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.7 mi · 427 acresFlathead Lake/West Shore State Parkstate park · 7.1 mi · 140 acresFlathead Lake/Wayfarers State Parkstate park · 7.4 mi · 64 acresSportsmans Bridge Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 6.6 miLone Pine State Parkstate park · 9.4 mi · 256 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes86 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 22 Dec 199845 mi away, Idaho-Montana border regionMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Mar 202429 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 home62% of households have a broadband subscription46% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone37% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSomers Co Water and Sewer Distserves 765 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,260 ft994 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLogan Health Medical Center11.8 miPost officeSomers Post Office2.1 miFire stationSomers / Lakeside Fire Department - Station 522.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeFlathead Valley Community College12.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGlacier Park International Airport FCA18 miUS highwayUS 93under a mileAmtrakWhitefish, MT WFH25 miCoachLakesideJefferson Lines2.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59932 ZIP area.
