ZIP Code 59755 — Virginia City town, MT Demographics & Data

ZIP code 59755 covers Virginia City, MT in Madison County with a population of about 148.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 65.3 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

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

Virginia City, MT reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (elevated veteran share (22.1%) 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 7.4%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 17.6% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 16.1 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Arts and entertainment, Other services, and Agriculture; about 12.2% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 3.0 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 43.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $288,600 — about 17% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $629 (about 46% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 84.5% (about 19.1 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 59755 in Virginia City, MT, a household would need roughly $79,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,854. Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Virginia City town, MT as Very Low (composite score 41.0), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (87.3) and flood (29.8). 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 Virginia City town, MT show little to no average snow and around 15.7 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 8 for ZIP 59755 (Virginia City town, 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.