Butte-Silver Bow is a community in Silver Bow County, Montana, home to about 35,052 people across 716 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 59701, 59727, 59743, 59748 and 59750, and parts of 59711 and 59759 are in Butte-Silver Bow too.
Homes sold for a median of $191 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Butte-Silver Bow; also Walkerville
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Mostly Anaconda-Deer Lodge County; part is in Butte-Silver Bow
Mostly Whitehall; part is in Butte-Silver Bow
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| Nearest major airport | Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)238 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Bert Mooney Airport (BTM)10 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Seattle, WA471 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA876 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Butte-Silver Bow; 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.
Butte-Silver Bow had 34,494 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 5th largest of 475 towns in Montana by population.
Silver Bow County grew from 47,635 residents in 1900 to 35,133 in 2020.
Silver Bow County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 12.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Butte Bert Mooney Ap, MT weather station (10 miles away).
13,583 jobs at 1,208 businesses in Silver Bow County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
504 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Butte-Silver Bow’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 40 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 43 |
| Dentists | 38 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 88 |
| Mental health providers | 216 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 62 |
| Optometrists | 6 |
| Chiropractors | 11 |
| Pharmacies | 13 |
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 (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 8 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.
Public schools here are run by Divide Elem, Butte Elem, Ramsay Elem and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divide SchoolDivide | Pre-K–8 | 11 | Public | 12.7 mi |
| Emerson SchoolButte | Pre-K–6 | 389 | Public | 10.0 mi |
| Hillcrest SchoolButte | Pre-K–6 | 412 | Public | 11.1 mi |
| Kennedy SchoolButte | Pre-K–6 | 219 | Public | 9.5 mi |
| Margaret Leary SchoolButte | Pre-K–6 | 359 | Public | 9.0 mi |
| Ramsay SchoolRamsay | Pre-K–5 | 116 | Public | 5.2 mi |
| West Elementary SchoolButte | Pre-K–6 | 503 | Public | 8.9 mi |
| Whittier SchoolButte | Pre-K–6 | 383 | Public | 10.8 mi |
| Ramsay Middle SchoolRamsay | 6–8 | 42 | Public | 5.2 mi |
| East Middle SchoolButte | 7–8 | 664 | Public | 11.0 mi |
| Butte High SchoolButte | 9–12 | 1,266 | Public | 9.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butte Central Elementary SchoolButte | Pre-K–12 | 372 | Roman Catholic | 9.6 mi |
| Silver Bow Montessori SchoolButte | Pre-K–K | 1 | Nonsectarian | 9.4 mi |
| Highland View Christian SchoolButte | K–8 | 15 | Seventh-day Adventist | 10.9 mi |
| Butte Central Catholic High SchoolButte | 9–12 | 113 | Roman Catholic | 9.6 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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Shares ZIP codes with Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, Whitehall, Walkerville, Rader Creek and Dewey.
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