Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,093
| This zip code: | $43,093 | | Montana: | $43,531 |
Nearest zip codes: 59751, 59721, 59749, 59747, 59632, 59701.
Housing units in zip code 59759 with a mortgage: 276 (39 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 214
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,068
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $330
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 13.4% | | Whole state: | 14.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 59759: Cow Camp (A), Forcella Ranch (B), Pigeon Creek Campground (C), River Side Ranch (D), Parrot Castle Fishing Access Site (E), Silver Bow Ranch (F), Simonsen Ranch (G), Spire Rock (H), State Highway Department Sandhouse (I), Toll Mountain Campground (J), Tomahawk Ranch (K), Wagon Wheel Ranch (L), Nineteen Mile (M), Whitehall Ranch (N), Montana State Highway Department Section House (O), Mayflower Bridge Fishing Access Site (P), Kountz Bridge Fishing Access Site (Q), Keogh Ranch (R), Homestake Rest Area (S), Highland Lookout (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Emerald Lake (A), Keogh Reservoir (B), Piedmont Swamp (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Halfway Creek (A), Grouse Creek (B), Colbert Creek (C), Gillespie Creek (D), Fitz Creek (E), Fish Creek (F), Spring Creek (G), Beall Creek (H), State Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Whitehall Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 55
- 1995 to 1998: 110
- 1990 to 1994: 137
- 1980 to 1989: 182
- 1970 to 1979: 388
- 1960 to 1969: 112
- 1950 to 1959: 91
- 1940 to 1949: 107
- 1939 or earlier: 273
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Whitehall, MT (59759): |
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- no bedroom: 14
- 1 bedrooms: 75
- 2 bedrooms: 267
- 3 bedrooms: 392
- 4 bedrooms: 223
- 5 or more bedrooms: 58
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 56
- 2 bedrooms: 98
- 3 bedrooms: 64
- 4 bedrooms: 35
- 5 or more bedrooms: 3
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Vehicles available in 59759 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 35
- 1 vehicle: 187
- 2 vehicles: 444
- 3 vehicles: 232
- 4 vehicles: 93
- 5 or more vehicles: 38
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 43
- 1 vehicle: 86
- 2 vehicles: 91
- 3 vehicles: 31
- 4 vehicles: 6
- 5 or more vehicles: 4
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 59759:
- Less than $10,000: 3
- $10,000 to $14,999: 2
- $15,000 to $19,999: 5
- $20,000 to $24,999: 9
- $25,000 to $29,999: 8
- $30,000 to $34,999: 7
- $35,000 to $39,999: 14
- $40,000 to $49,999: 15
- $50,000 to $59,999: 16
- $60,000 to $69,999: 36
- $70,000 to $79,999: 29
- $80,000 to $89,999: 30
- $90,000 to $99,999: 45
- $100,000 to $124,999: 97
- $125,000 to $149,999: 124
- $150,000 to $174,999: 111
- $175,000 to $199,999: 89
- $200,000 to $249,999: 160
- $250,000 to $299,999: 117
- $300,000 to $399,999: 119
- $400,000 to $499,999: 44
- $500,000 to $749,999: 36
- $750,000 to $999,999: 7
- $1,000,000 or more: 23
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 59759:
- Less than $100: 2
- $100 to $149: 11
- $150 to $199: 5
- $200 to $249: 10
- $250 to $299: 9
- $300 to $349: 26
- $350 to $399: 11
- $400 to $449: 23
- $450 to $499: 11
- $500 to $549: 4
- $550 to $599: 8
- No cash rent: 65
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $70,981.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $157,223
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $106,471
- Two or more races householders: $118,893
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $150,835
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $194,672 (it was $101,700 in 2000)
| 59759: | $194,672 | | Montana: | $170,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,990 - $201,032
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $272,039| Here: | $272,039 | | State: | $251,645 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $205,391| Here: | $205,391 | | State: | $207,161 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $233,845| Here: | $233,845 | | State: | $221,631 |
Mobile homes: $66,096| Here: | $66,096 | | State: | $51,663 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $75,000| Here: | $75,000 | | State: | $45,944 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,099
- One, attached: 15
- Two: 9
- 3 or 4: 21
- 5 to 9: 8
- 10 to 19: 10
- Mobile homes: 279
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 873 (65%)
- Carpooled: 216 (16%)
- Walked: 83 (6%)
- Other means: 10 (1%)
- Worked at home: 162 (12%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 114
- 5 to 9 minutes: 217
- 10 to 14 minutes: 112
- 15 to 19 minutes: 88
- 20 to 24 minutes: 65
- 25 to 29 minutes: 44
- 30 to 34 minutes: 222
- 35 to 39 minutes: 14
- 40 to 44 minutes: 44
- 45 to 59 minutes: 122
- 60 to 89 minutes: 91
- 90 or more minutes: 49
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 56.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,245
- In family households: 2,849 (820 male householders, 142 female householders)
843 spouses, 952 children (868 natural, 38 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 12 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 11 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 396 (186 male householders (143 living alone)), 148 female householders (139 living alone)), 62 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 7 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 480 2-persons, 181 3-persons, 189 4-persons, 70 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 282 1-person, 39 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 2 5-persons.
683 married couples with children.
130 single-parent households (31 men, 99 women).
96.6% of residents of 59759 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% very well, 6% not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% very well, 2% well, 8% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 25 (0.8%)
(68.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.8% | | Whole state: | 1.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (44%)
- Korea (24%)
- United Kingdom (20%)
- Canada (12%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 10
- 1985 to 1989: 6
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 9
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White population: 3,096
Black population: 3
American Indian population: 40
Asian population: 13
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 18
Two or more races population: 47

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 529 |
|  English: 377 |
|  Irish: 351 |
|  Norwegian: 149 |
|  United States or American: 121 |
|  Other groups: 118 |
|  Italian: 98 |
|  French (except Basque): 90 |
|  French Canadian: 78 |
|  Danish: 60 |
|  Scottish: 60 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 40 |
|  Swedish: 33 |
|  Finnish: 32 |
|  Dutch: 31 |
|  Swiss: 30 |
|  Austrian: 30 |
|  Welsh: 29 |
|  Hungarian: 24 |
|  Polish: 22 |
|  Yugoslavian: 17 |
|  Czech: 16 |
|  European: 15 |
|  Greek: 6 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 6 |
|  Portuguese: 6 |
|  Slovene: 6 |
|  Celtic: 5 |
|  Russian: 4 |
|  Serbian: 4 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 3 |
|  Luxemburger: 3 |
|  British: 2 |
|  Lithuanian: 2 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- GOLDEN SUNLIGHT MINES INCORPORATED (453 MONTANA HWY. 2 E. in WHITEHALL, MT)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1996-0139, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-08-1996-0139, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
STATE MASTER (Montana air and water quality tracking) - MT-CEDARS-100051, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: GOLD ORES
Business NAICS classification: GOLD ORE MINING.; GOLD ORE MINING.
Organizations: DARRELL SCHARF (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, PLACER DOME US INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, GOLDEN SUNLIGHT MINE INCORPORATED (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: GOLDEN SUNLIGHT MINE (22-04689)
- JEFFERSON COUNTY SHOP WHITEHALL (10 E. VIELLA in WHITEHALL, MT)
STATE MASTER (Montana air and water quality tracking) - MT-CEDARS-100051, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- HIGHWALL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT (T1N R3W S30 in WHITEHALL, MT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: GOLDEN SUNLIGHT MINE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- JEFFERSON COUNTY HWY ACCIDENT (10-1/2 E VIELLA in WHITEHALL, MT)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- ADAMS TRANSMISSIONS (34 SUGAR BEET ROW in WHITEHALL, MT)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
- BUCKLEY POWDER CO (453 MONTANA HIGHWAY 2 EAST in WHITEHALL, MT)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
- CERTIFIED MECHANIX (#8 SUGAR BEET ROW in WHITEHALL, MT)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
- DAVIS EXCAVATION (27 TEBAY LANE in WHITEHALL, MT)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
- E H CRAIN WELDING REPAIR (16 DAVIS RD in WHITEHALL, MT)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
- FORCELLA MEATS (33 FORCELLA RD in WHITEHALL, MT)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
- FREMANS AUTO WRECKING (138 KOUNTZ ROAD in WHITEHALL, MT)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
- GOLDEN SUNLIGHT MINES INC (N1/2 SEC32&N1/2 SEC29 T2N R3W in WHITEHALL, MT)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
Median worth of mobile homes: $76,432
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (48%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%)
- Wood (13%)
- Electricity (13%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1894
- Northeast: 83
- Midwest: 444
- South: 184
- West: 622
56% of the 59759 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Montana.
Population in 1990: 2,591. Population change in the 1990s: +627 (+24.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19
| Here: | 4.2% | | Montana: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
| Here: | 3.2% | | Montana: | 6.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
| Here: | 4.6% | | Montana: | 11.5% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- SMITH CONTRACTING INC (1118 MT HIGHWAY 55 in WHITEHALL, MT; small business): $1,538,496 in 2 contracts from 2003 to 2005
$1,963,516 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Surface Mine Reclamation Facilities. Signed on 2003-10-28. Completion date: 2005-03-18.
$-425,020, same as above. Signed on 2005-01-25. Completion date: 2005-03-18.
- SHOTGUN CONSTRUCTION (506 E 1ST ST in WHITEHALL, MT; small business)
$48,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Other Range/Forest Improvements Services (non-construction). Signed on 2000-08-15. Completion date: 2000-10-15.
- CORD KOUNTZ (#8 SUGAR BEET ROW in WHITEHALL, MT; small business)
$10,617 with Forest Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2003-06-15. Completion date: 2003-08-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Mining: Gold Ore Mining (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (20-49: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 1-4: 2)
- Construction: Manufacturing (5-9: 2, 1-4: 4)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
7 people in other group homes
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