Montana: Time Zones, Counties, Cities & Map

Montana uses Mountain Time.

Montana in the United States
Mountain TimeUTC-07:00 in January; UTC-06:00 in JulyAll of MontanaAmerica/Denver
BillingsMissoulaGreat FallsBozeman
Montana and its counties (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
1,144,694
Land area
145,550 sq mi (376,974 km²)
Water area
1,493 sq mi (3,867 km²)
State FIPS code
30
Coordinates (central point)
47.051177, -109.634817

These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address.

Metro and micro areas in Montana, largest first

5 metro areas and 2 micro areas have counties in Montana. Populations are July 2025 estimates.

  1. Billings, MT Metro Area193,603 people
  2. Bozeman, MT Metro Area128,740 people
  3. Missoula, MT Metro Area128,698 people
  4. Kalispell, MT Micro Area115,429 people
  5. Helena, MT Metro Area97,153 people
  6. Great Falls, MT Metro Area85,029 people
  7. Butte-Silver Bow, MT Micro Area36,118 people

Every metro and micro area in the US

Tribal areas in Montana, largest first

  1. Flathead Reservation32,167 people
  2. Blackfeet Indian Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land10,199 people
  3. Fort Peck Indian Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land9,785 people
  4. Turtle Mountain Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land7,447 people
  5. Crow Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land6,848 people
  6. Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land4,363 people
  7. Rocky Boy's Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land3,369 people
  8. Fort Belknap Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land3,148 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.

Counties and equivalents, largest first

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

  1. Yellowstone County, Montana172,692 people
  2. Gallatin County, Montana128,740 people
  3. Missoula County, Montana123,513 people
  4. Flathead County, Montana115,429 people
  5. Cascade County, Montana85,029 people
  6. Lewis and Clark County, Montana75,331 people
  7. Ravalli County, Montana48,582 people
  8. Silver Bow County, Montana36,118 people
  9. Lake County, Montana33,392 people
  10. Lincoln County, Montana22,328 people
  11. Park County, Montana18,214 people
  12. Hill County, Montana16,167 people
All 56
  1. Sanders County, Montana14,062 people
  2. Glacier County, Montana13,463 people
  3. Jefferson County, Montana13,329 people
  4. Big Horn County, Montana12,752 people
  5. Custer County, Montana12,034 people
  6. Fergus County, Montana11,825 people
  7. Carbon County, Montana11,466 people
  8. Richland County, Montana11,377 people
  9. Roosevelt County, Montana10,242 people
  10. Beaverhead County, Montana10,043 people
  11. Madison County, Montana10,026 people
  12. Deer Lodge County, Montana9,709 people
  13. Stillwater County, Montana9,445 people
  14. Dawson County, Montana8,692 people
  15. Broadwater County, Montana8,493 people
  16. Rosebud County, Montana8,253 people
  17. Valley County, Montana7,385 people
  18. Powell County, Montana7,157 people

See all 56 counties and equivalents in Montana, largest first

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

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

  1. Billings, Montana (city)119,434 people
  2. Missoula, Montana (city)76,514 people
  3. Great Falls, Montana (city)60,329 people
  4. Bozeman, Montana (city)56,114 people
  5. Butte-Silver Bow (balance), Montana35,052 people
  6. Helena, Montana (city)33,639 people
  7. Kalispell, Montana (city)28,504 people
  8. Belgrade, Montana (city)11,872 people
  9. Evergreen, Montana (CDP)9,611 people
  10. Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, Montana9,597 people
  11. Havre, Montana (city)9,258 people
  12. Helena Valley Southeast, Montana (CDP)9,108 people
All 497
  1. Livingston, Montana (city)8,780 people
  2. Whitefish, Montana (city)8,749 people
  3. Miles City, Montana (city)8,407 people
  4. Helena Valley West Central, Montana (CDP)8,056 people
  5. Laurel, Montana (city)7,215 people
  6. Lockwood, Montana (CDP)7,181 people
  7. Sidney, Montana (city)6,171 people
  8. Lewistown, Montana (city)6,087 people
  9. Four Corners, Montana (CDP)5,791 people
  10. Columbia Falls, Montana (city)5,615 people
  11. Orchard Homes, Montana (CDP)5,588 people
  12. Bigfork, Montana (CDP)5,565 people
  13. Polson, Montana (city)5,428 people
  14. Helena Valley Northwest, Montana (CDP)5,183 people
  15. Hamilton, Montana (city)5,101 people
  16. Glendive, Montana (city)4,810 people
  17. Helena Valley Northeast, Montana (CDP)4,659 people
  18. Lolo, Montana (CDP)4,314 people

See all 497 cities, towns and communities in Montana, largest first

ZIP Code areas, largest first

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

  1. ZIP 5990163,161 people
  2. ZIP 5910247,977 people
  3. ZIP 5971844,585 people
  4. ZIP 5910142,250 people
  5. ZIP 5971539,643 people
  6. ZIP 5910535,480 people
  7. ZIP 5970134,232 people
  8. ZIP 5940533,350 people
  9. ZIP 5960131,728 people
  10. ZIP 5980130,916 people
  11. ZIP 5960230,754 people
  12. ZIP 5940428,822 people
All 373
  1. ZIP 8280126,310 people
  2. ZIP 5971424,282 people
  3. ZIP 5980823,574 people
  4. ZIP 5910621,417 people
  5. ZIP 5980219,864 people
  6. ZIP 5980318,401 people
  7. ZIP 5991215,752 people
  8. ZIP 5984015,679 people
  9. ZIP 5993715,114 people
  10. ZIP 5904714,092 people
  11. ZIP 5940113,255 people
  12. ZIP 5987012,506 people
  13. ZIP 5904412,302 people
  14. ZIP 5950112,243 people
  15. ZIP 5986011,897 people
  16. ZIP 5930111,643 people
  17. ZIP 5992310,450 people
  18. ZIP 597119,529 people

See all 373 ZIP Code areas in Montana, largest first

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