59526 ZIP Code, Harlem, MT

59526 is a ZIP code in Harlem, Montana in Blaine County. It covers 744 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 59547, 59523 and 59529. 2,319 people live here in 760 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and owners and renters are mixed (58% own). Median household income is $63,869, below the Montana median of $72,509; 40% of households have children under 18.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents2,319
Households760
Median household income$63,869
Income per person$30,067
Median age31.9
Homeowners58.0%
Median home value$85,200
Median rent$617
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%
Average commute (minutes)12.8
Households with kids under 1840.4%
Moved in the past year7.1%
Below the poverty line24.7%
Broadband internet81.7%
Speak a non-English language at home13.2%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K18.7%
$10–15K4.6%
$15–25K3.8%
$25–35K7.5%
$35–50K7.4%
$50–75K17.1%
$75–100K12.9%
$100–150K16.8%
$150–200K6.2%
$200K+5.0%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1018.6%
10–1913.3%
20–248.5%
25–3412.7%
35–4411.7%
45–547.4%
55–6412.5%
65–7411.4%
75+3.9%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage8.8%
Owned outright38.0%
Rented33.9%
Vacant19.2%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house72.7%
Townhome4.7%
2–4 units8.9%
5–19 units4.4%
20+ units0.0%
Mobile / other9.2%

Businesses in 59526

30 business establishments with 346 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

59526 has 1 USPS carrier routes with 286 residential and 15 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 59526

59526 has 1 USPS carrier routes (1 rural (R)) with 286 residential and 15 business mailboxes. Routes range from 286 homes (R001) to 286 homes (R001); the median route has 286 homes. The Census counted 760 households in 59526 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–4991
500–7490
750–9990
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

Every carrier route in 59526

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
R001Rural28615$39,512———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 59526 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

Areas that include 59526

Mail every home in 59526

Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 59526, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 59526 in?
59526 is a Harlem, MT mailing address. By land area, 6% lies inside Fort Belknap Agency; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 59526 in?
59526 is in Blaine County.
What is the population of 59526?
About 2,319 people (±243), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 2,649.
What is the median household income in 59526?
$63,869 (±$9,179), compared with $72,509 for Montana as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 59526?
1 USPS carrier routes with 286 residential and 15 business mailboxes (301 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 59526?
The closest, measured center to center: 59547 (21.7 mi, Zurich), 59523 (23.3 mi, Chinook) and 59529 (23.8 mi, Hogeland).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.