Local servicesPost officeTrout Creek Post Office2.1 miFire stationTrout Creek Rural Fire Department1.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGlacier Park International Airport FCA71 miMajor airportSpokane International Airport GEG91 miInterstateI-9024 miUS highwayUS 219 miAmtrakLibby, MT LIB41 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59874 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59874 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 1 min5:43 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 24 min8:28 am – 4:52 pm
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People2,064 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.6792 householdsMedian household income $61,978Median home value $481,800Median rent $682 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,284 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate41% of adults are in the labour force, 694 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, transport, warehousing and utilities 13%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 35 minutes66% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, German or Dutch 2%, Spanish 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 49°FColdest month December: highs 33°F, lows 22°F27 in of rain a year, on about 72 dayswettest month December51 in of snow a year, on about 19 days27 days above 90°F, 165 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Trout Creek Rs station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsKaniksu National Forestnational forest · within reach · 428,798 acresCoeur d'Alene National Forestnational forest · 13.6 mi · 50 acresThompson Falls State Parkstate park · 16.2 miFlatiron Ridge Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 15.2 miThompson Chain-of-Lakes State Parkstate park · 28.4 mi · 2,828 acresLogan State Parkstate park · 29.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes41 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.7 on 22 Dec 199822 mi away, Idaho-Montana border regionMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 11 Feb 202524 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSanders County, MT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025283 of 345 days measured62 moderate daysMedian index 16, worst day 85main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Sanders County monitors, MT
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription85% have cable, fibre or DSL3% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterWater Service INC Trout Creekserves 350 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,664 ft812 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
