Yellowstone County · Montana
ZIP code 59101
- Population
- 41,797
- Median income
- $58,165
- Median home
- $243,000
- Sales tax
- 0%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Combined state + local
Quick answer
ZIP 59101 sits in Yellowstone County, Montana and is home to 41,797 people. Median household income is $58,165, the median home is worth $243,000 and median gross rent is $930. 57.8% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 0% combined.
- County
- Yellowstone County
- State
- Montana (MT)
- Area codes
- 406
FIPS 30111
369 ZIPs covered
NANPA codes serving this area
The numbers for 59101
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 41,797ZIP 59101 residents
- Median household income
- $58,165Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $243,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $930Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.8%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 59101
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
This ZIP falls inside the Billings rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.
Affordability in this ZIP
Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.
A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.
How 59101 compares
ZIP 59101 against the median ZIP in Yellowstone County and across Montana.
| Measure | ZIP 59101 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $58,165 | $72,411 | $64,375 | -10% |
| Median home value | $243,000 | $311,150 | $268,150 | -9% |
| Median gross rent | $930 | $1,119 | $857 | +9% |
| Population | 41,797 | 3,119 | 496 | +8327% |
Medians are computed across the 12 ZIP areas in Yellowstone County and the 369 ZIP areas in Montana.
Statewide rank
Where this ZIP places among all 369 Montana ZIP areas.
- Income
- #218
- Home value
- #174
- Population
- #4
richer than 33% of 327 state ZIPs
above 44% of 312 state ZIPs
larger than 99% of 369 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Montana ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Yellowstone County.
ZIP 59101 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 59101?
- ZIP 59101 lies mostly in Yellowstone County, Montana. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
- What sales tax do I pay in 59101?
- Purchases are taxed at 0% combined, built from the Billings jurisdiction stack.
- Is 59101 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $930 a month, about 19% of median household income, and the median home is worth $243,000 — -9% against the typical Montana ZIP.
- Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
- Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- Montana Department of Revenue — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.