Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 54 min5:26 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 30 min8:04 am – 4:34 pm
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People746 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.8327 householdsMedian household income $49,185Median home value $230,000Median rent $625 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $981 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 360 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 39%, education and health care 12%, retail 11%Average commute 16 minutes64% drive alone, 15% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 19% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 52°FColdest month December: highs 38°F, lows 16°F17 in of rain a year, on about 47 dayswettest month May45 in of snow a year, on about 32 days11 days above 90°F, 172 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Stanford station, 9 mi away; snow from Moccasin Exp Stn
Parks and public landsJudith River Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 9,409 acresAckley Lake State Parkstate park · 17.9 mi · 70 acresLewis & Clark National Forestnational forest · 27.8 mi · 1,873,439 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 16 Jan 198427 mi away, near Neihart, MontanaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 2 Dec 201118 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJudith Basin County, MT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively LowCold wave Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality91% of days had good air in 2025330 of 364 days measured33 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 131main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Fergus County, MT, 52 mi away
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Stanfordserves 425 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202122 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,226 ft1,593 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesPost officeStanford Post Office9.3 miTown hallStanford City Hall9.3 miPoliceJudith Basin County Sheriff's Office9.2 miFire stationJudith Basin Rural Fire District Windham8.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreat Falls International Airport GTF59 miUS highwayUS 878.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59479 ZIP area.
