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Rosebud County, Montana

Rosebud County, Montana, has 8,253 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Forsyth. It uses Mountain Time and covers 5,008 sq mi (12,971 km²) of land.

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Rosebud County in Montana
Big Horn CountyCuster CountyMusselshell CountyTreasure CountyYellowstone CountyColstripLame Deer
Rosebud County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
8,253
Land area
5,008 sq mi (12,971 km²)
County seat or government
Forsyth
Time zone
Mountain TimeUTC-07:00 in January; UTC-06:00 in July
Median household income
$49,914 ± $14,727
Median home value
$182,400 ± $30,038
Median rent, with utilities
$672 ± $48
Homes lived in by their owners
63.6% ± 3.5 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Billings, MT metro area
Water area
17.1 sq mi (44.2 km²)
State
Montana
County code (FIPS)
30087
Coordinates (central point)
46.173206, -106.666792
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Rosebud County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Mountain TimeAmerica/DenverUTC-07:00 in January; UTC-06:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 5930111,643 people
  2. 590432,727 people
  3. 593272,610 people
  4. 593232,101 people
  5. 590031,334 people
  6. 59347323 people
  7. 59054227 people
  8. 5906251 people
  9. 5901244 people
  10. 5903913 people
  11. 5933310 people
  12. 590833 people

12 ZIP Code areas overlap Rosebud County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

Rosebud County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

School districts in Rosebud County, largest first

  1. Lame Deer High School District4,936 people
  2. Colstrip Elementary School District2,312 people
  3. Colstrip High School District2,312 people
  4. Forsyth High School District2,108 people
  5. Forsyth Elementary School District2,090 people
  6. Lame Deer Elementary School District1,948 people
  7. Ashland Elementary School District1,481 people
  8. Rosebud K-12503 people
  9. Melstone Elementary School District402 people
  10. Melstone High School District225 people
  11. Birney Elementary School District60 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Rosebud County, largest first

  1. Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land4,363 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Colstrip, Montana (city)2,101 people
  2. Lame Deer, Montana (CDP)1,872 people
  3. Forsyth, Montana (city)1,728 people
  4. Ashland, Montana (CDP)959 people
  5. Rosebud, Montana (CDP)45 people
  6. Birney, Montana (CDP)17 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Treasure County, Montana29 mi west
  2. Custer County, Montana54 mi east
  3. Big Horn County, Montana67 mi southwest
  4. Powder River County, Montana75 mi southeast
  5. Garfield County, Montana77 mi north
  6. Yellowstone County, Montana79 mi west
  7. Musselshell County, Montana88 mi west
  8. Petroleum County, Montana100 mi northwest

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See this county on Census.gov ↗

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.