ZIP Code 59842 — Haugan CDP, MT Demographics & Data

ZIP code 59842 covers Haugan, MT in Mineral County with a population of about 99.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 36.1 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 406; U.S. House district MT-1; the MISSOULA media market.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 60.6%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 37.1% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 3.4 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Food services, Transportation, and Arts and entertainment; a mean commute of about 48.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 88.1% (about 22.7 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Haugan CDP, MT as Very Low (composite score 7.3), which is relatively lower than many U.S. communities. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (85.6) and flood (16.0). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Haugan CDP, MT show little to no average snow and around 37.0 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 5 for ZIP 59842 (Haugan CDP, MT) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.