Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 46 min5:28 am – 9:14 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 38 min7:58 am – 4:36 pm
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People40 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 58.817 householdsMedian household income $163,75047% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 76°F, lows 47°FColdest month December: highs 34°F, lows 13°F20 in of rain a year, on about 51 dayswettest month May78 in of snow a year, on about 30 days2 days above 90°F, 196 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Melville 4 W station, 12 mi away; snow from Gibson 2 Ne
Nearby landmarksCottonwood Springsspring · under a mileUpper Glaston Lakelake · 5.0 miLower Glaston Lakelake · 7.1 miGlass Lindsay Lakes Lower Reservoirreservoir · 7.1 miWheeler Buttepeak · 8.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOtter Creek Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 18.1 miGreycliff Prairie Dog Town State Parkstate park · 23.8 mi · 98 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 30 Jan 202345 mi away, near Livingston, MontanaMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 30 Jan 202345 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSweet Grass County, MT, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWildfire Relatively LowWinter weather Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025315 of 365 days measured50 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 91main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Yellowstone County, MT, 75 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription71% have cable, fibre or DSL29% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMountain View Mb Hm Pkserves 150 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,021 ft1,530 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPioneer Medical Center20.6 miPost officeMelville Post Office5.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBillings Logan International Airport BIL64 miInterstateI-9020 miUS highwayUS 1915.5 miCoachBig TimberJefferson Lines21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59055 ZIP area.
