ZIP Code 59636 — Helena West Side CDP, MT Demographics & Data

ZIP code 59636 covers Helena West Side, MT in Lewis and Clark County with a population of about 29.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 23.6 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 406; U.S. House district MT-2; the HELENA media market.

Helena West Side, MT reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (elevated veteran share (100.0%) and/or base-related place names). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%.

Labor and commute patterns include a mean commute of about 17.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 0.0% (about 65.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Helena West Side CDP, MT as Relatively Low (composite score 71.2), which is elevated versus much of the country. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (92.8) and flood (64.6). 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 Helena West Side CDP, MT show little to no average snow and around 11.4 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 2 for ZIP 59636 (Helena West Side 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.