ZIP Code 59919 — Hungry Horse CDP, MT Demographics & Data

ZIP code 59919 covers Hungry Horse, MT in Flathead County with a population of about 663.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 28.7 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.

Hungry Horse, MT reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (elevated veteran share (19.2%) 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 6.2%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 25.8% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 7.9 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Construction, Healthcare, and Food services; about 23.1% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 7.9 points above the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 75.1% (about 9.7 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Hungry Horse CDP, MT as Relatively Moderate (composite score 86.5), which is elevated versus much of the country. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (95.5) and flood (79.8). 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 Hungry Horse CDP, MT show little to no average snow.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 35 for ZIP 59919 (Hungry Horse 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.