Lonepine is a community in Sanders County, Montana, home to about 122 people across 13 square miles. Its ZIP code is 59848, and parts of 59845 are in Lonepine too.
Homes sold for a median of $179 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Lonepine
Mostly Hot Springs; part is in Lonepine
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lonepine. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Spokane International Airport (GEG)134 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)49 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Seattle, WA358 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lonepine; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Lonepine had 177 residents in the 2020 census, up 29% since 2000.
It’s the 311th largest of 475 towns in Montana by population.
Sanders County grew from 3,713 residents in 1910 to 12,400 in 2020.
Sanders County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 15.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 34 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Skq Dam, MT weather station (19 miles away).
2,585 jobs at 394 businesses in Sanders County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Hot Springs, Niarada and Camas.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.