Chester is a town in Liberty County, Montana, home to about 749 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 59522.
Homes sold for a median of $88 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Chester; also Riverview Colony and Sage Creek Colony
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chester. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Spokane International Airport (GEG)308 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Havre City County Airport (HVR)56 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Seattle, WA528 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chester; 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.
Chester had 847 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 126th largest of 475 towns in Montana by population.
Liberty County grew from 2,416 residents in 1920 to 1,959 in 2020.
Liberty County, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 12.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 37 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chester, MT weather station (4 miles away).
347 jobs at 69 businesses in Liberty County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
11 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chester.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 2 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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.
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Chester-Joplin-Inverness El, Chester-Joplin-Inverness HS. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester-Joplin-Inverness SchlChester | Pre-K–6 | 124 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Hi-Line Colony SchoolChester | Pre-K–8 | 23 | Public | 28.0 mi |
| Sage Creek ElementaryChester | Pre-K–8 | 5 | Public | 32.8 mi |
| Chester-Joplin-Inverness 7-8Chester | 7–8 | 30 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Chester-Joplin-Inverness HSChester | 9–12 | 54 | Public | 3.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Riverview Colony and Sage Creek Colony.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.