Billings is a city in Yellowstone County, Montana, home to about 119,434 people across 45 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 59101, 59102, 59105 and 59106.
Homes sold for a median of $205 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 3 of 4 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Billings; also Lockwood
Mostly Billings
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| Nearest major airport | Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)388 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Billings Logan International Airport (BIL)2 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO459 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA967 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Billings; 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.
Billings had 117,116 residents in the 2020 census, up 30% since 2000.
It’s the 1st largest of 475 towns in Montana by population.
Yellowstone County grew from 6,212 residents in 1900 to 164,731 in 2020.
Yellowstone County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 14.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 57 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Billings Logan Intl Ap, MT weather station (2 miles away).
75,637 jobs at 6,060 businesses in Yellowstone County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2,810 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Billings’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 232 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 547 |
| Dentists | 179 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 516 |
| Mental health providers | 887 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 337 |
| Optometrists | 48 |
| Chiropractors | 64 |
| Pharmacies | 53 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (54 nearby)
Grocery stores (11 nearby)
Pharmacies (12 nearby)
Libraries (4 nearby)
Museums (4 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 4.5 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.
Established in 1877.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Billings Elem, Blue Creek Elem, Canyon Creek Elem and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkali Creek SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 310 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Arrowhead SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 434 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Beartooth SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 373 | Public | 6.0 mi |
| Bench SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 332 | Public | 4.9 mi |
| Big Sky ElementaryBillings | Pre-K–5 | 373 | Public | 4.7 mi |
| Bitterroot SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 264 | Public | 5.3 mi |
| Blue Creek SchoolBillings | Pre-K–6 | 145 | Public | 9.2 mi |
| Boulder SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 495 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Broadwater SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 400 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| Burlington SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 257 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Canyon Creek SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 147 | Public | 8.4 mi |
| Central Heights SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 285 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| Eagle Cliffs ElementaryBillings | Pre-K–5 | 443 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Elder Grove SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 465 | Public | 7.7 mi |
| Elysian SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 302 | Public | 5.9 mi |
| Highland SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 249 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Independent SchoolBillings | Pre-K–6 | 272 | Public | 5.6 mi |
| Lockwood PrimaryLockwood | Pre-K–2 | 348 | Public | 7.0 mi |
| McKinley SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 339 | Public | 3.9 mi |
| Meadowlark SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 691 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Miles Avenue SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 325 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Morin SchoolBillings | Pre-K–6 | 35 | Public | 15.4 mi |
| Newman SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 249 | Public | 5.0 mi |
| Orchard SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 340 | Public | 4.9 mi |
| Pioneer SchoolBillings | Pre-K–8 | 73 | Public | 8.0 mi |
| Poly Drive SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 283 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Ponderosa SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 277 | Public | 5.6 mi |
| Rose Park SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 277 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Sandstone SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 393 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Yellowstone Academy ElemBillings | Pre-K–6 | 36 | Public | 8.5 mi |
And 20 more.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings Christian SchoolBillings | Pre-K–12 | 443 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 3.8 mi |
| Grace Montessori AcademyBillings | Pre-K–8 | 91 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 4.2 mi |
| Log Cabin SchoolBillings | Pre-K–TK | 1 | Nonsectarian | 2.3 mi |
| Mt Olive Lutheran SchoolBillings | Pre-K–7 | 27 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 3.7 mi |
| Shiloh Christian AcademyBillings | Pre-K–K | 16 | Baptist | 4.8 mi |
| Storybook Hollow Inc.Billings | Pre-K–K | 1 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 10.8 mi |
| Sunrise Montessori SchoolBillings | Pre-K–6 | 51 | Nonsectarian | 3.5 mi |
| Trinity Lutheran SchoolBillings | Pre-K–8 | 219 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 3.1 mi |
| St Francis Catholic SchoolBillings | K–8 | 603 | Roman Catholic | 2.4 mi |
| Trailhead Christian SchoolBillings | K–8 | 16 | Seventh-day Adventist | 3.6 mi |
| Billings Central Catholic High SchoolBillings | 3–12 | 344 | Roman Catholic | 4.3 mi |
| New DayBillings | 5–12 | 57 | Nonsectarian | 4.6 mi |
| New Day SchoolBillings | 6–12 | 42 | Nonsectarian | 4.6 mi |
| Yellowstone AcademyBillings | 6–12 | 75 | Nonsectarian | 8.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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