Edgar is a community in Carbon County, Montana, home to about 60 people across 0.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 59026.
Homes sold for a median of $511 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Mostly Edgar
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Edgar. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)359 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Billings Logan International Airport (BIL)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO442 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ839 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Edgar; 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.
Edgar had 110 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2010.
It’s the 374th largest of 475 towns in Montana by population.
Carbon County grew from 7,533 residents in 1900 to 10,473 in 2020.
Carbon County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 14.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 51 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Joliet, MT weather station (8 miles away).
2,373 jobs at 474 businesses in Carbon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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