59802 ZIP Code, Missoula, MT

59802 is a ZIP code in Missoula, Montana in Missoula County. It covers 45 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 59851, 59812 and 59801. 19,864 people live here in 9,530 households, more than in 9 of every 10 Montana ZIP codes. With about 438 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (52% own). Median household income is $67,736, close to the Montana median of $72,509.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents19,864
Households9,530
Median household income$67,736
Income per person$44,394
Median age37.3
Homeowners51.6%
Median home value$461,700
Median rent$1,099
Bachelor's degree or higher51.3%
Average commute (minutes)16.8
Households with kids under 1819.8%
Moved in the past year16.2%
Below the poverty line11.9%
Broadband internet92.2%
Speak a non-English language at home4.1%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K4.3%
$10–15K5.7%
$15–25K7.9%
$25–35K8.3%
$35–50K11.8%
$50–75K17.1%
$75–100K12.7%
$100–150K16.9%
$150–200K6.7%
$200K+8.6%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<107.4%
10–1910.6%
20–2410.1%
25–3416.7%
35–4417.2%
45–5411.8%
55–649.5%
65–749.5%
75+7.2%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage29.3%
Owned outright18.1%
Rented43.8%
Vacant8.7%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house50.0%
Townhome5.7%
2–4 units12.6%
5–19 units11.4%
20+ units12.0%
Mobile / other8.3%

Businesses in 59802

996 business establishments with 12,507 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

59802 has 15 USPS carrier routes with 10,205 residential and 979 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 59802

59802 has 15 USPS carrier routes (10 city (C), 5 rural (R)) with 10,205 residential and 979 business mailboxes. Routes range from 324 homes (R005) to 1,167 homes (C022); the median route has 702 homes. The Census counted 9,530 households in 59802 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2490
250–4994
500–7496
750–9994
1,000–1,4991
1,500+0

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  1. Route C013 — USPS business mailboxes 380, 325 homes
  2. Route C014 — USPS business mailboxes 234, 448 homes
  3. Route C012 — USPS business mailboxes 147, 982 homes
  4. Route C020 — USPS business mailboxes 88, 711 homes
  5. Route C015 — USPS business mailboxes 43, 907 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 59802

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C007City7375$32,498———
C012City982147$29,203———
C013City325380$27,670———
C014City448234$27,670———
C015City90743$53,107———
C017City6084$68,064———
C020City71188$75,404———
C021City4800$32,498———
C022City1,16714$78,492———
C026City61816$47,563———
R003Rural82013$38,696———
R004Rural78311$58,843———
R005Rural3246$62,748———
R006Rural5933$120,994———
R066Rural70215$62,748———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 59802 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.

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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) 59802, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 59802 in?
59802 is a Missoula, MT mailing address. By land area, 22% lies inside Missoula, 3% lies inside East Missoula, 2% lies inside Bonner-West Riverside and 2% lies inside Piltzville; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 59802 in?
59802 is in Missoula County.
What is the population of 59802?
About 19,864 people (±1,221), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 19,892.
What is the median household income in 59802?
$67,736 (±$7,562), 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 59802?
15 USPS carrier routes with 10,205 residential and 979 business mailboxes (11,183 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 59802?
The closest, measured center to center: 59851 (3 mi, Bonner-West Riverside), 59812 (4.3 mi, Missoula), 59801 (5.5 mi, Missoula), 59803 (8.4 mi, Missoula), 59808 (9.1 mi, Missoula) and 59823 (15.5 mi, Twin Creeks).

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