Town guide

Flat Willow Colony, Montana

Flat Willow Colony is a community in Musselshell County, Montana across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 59072.

Homes sold for a median of $137 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Price per sq ft$137Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Flat Willow Colony

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Flat Willow Colony

Distances

Nearest major airportBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)424 miles away
Closer regional airportBillings Logan International Airport (BIL)42 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Denver, CO496 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Flat Willow Colony; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Flat Willow Colony

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Musselshell County grew from 12,030 residents in 1920 to 4,730 in 2020.

Musselshell County, 1920–2020

Musselshell County population, 1920 to 20201920: 12,030, 1930: 7,242, 1940: 5,717, 1950: 5,408, 1960: 4,888, 1970: 3,734, 1980: 4,428, 1990: 4,106, 2000: 4,497, 2010: 4,538, 2020: 4,73012K’20’306K’40’505K’60’704K’80’904K’00’105K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 14.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 24 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Flat Willow ColonyJan: high 37°F, low 13°F, 0.4 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 15°F, 0.4 in; Mar: high 51°F, low 22°F, 0.7 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 30°F, 1.7 in; May: high 69°F, low 39°F, 2.6 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 48°F, 2.9 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 54°F, 1.7 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 51°F, 1.2 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 42°F, 1.2 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 32°F, 1.2 in; Nov: high 47°F, low 22°F, 0.5 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 14°F, 0.4 in37°13°Jan0.441°15°Feb0.451°22°Mar0.760°30°Apr1.769°39°May2.678°48°Jun2.989°54°Jul1.788°51°Aug1.277°42°Sep1.261°32°Oct1.247°22°Nov0.537°14°Dec0.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Roundup, MT weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Musselshell County

923 jobs at 118 businesses in Musselshell County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Musselshell CountyMining, oil and gas: 289 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 169 jobs; Retail trade: 141 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 68 jobs; Construction: 41 jobs; Other services: 34 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 31 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 27 jobsMining, oil and gas 31% Health care and social assistance 18% Retail trade 15% Hotels and restaurants 7% Construction 4% Other services 4% Transportation and warehousing 3% Arts, entertainment and recreation 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

9 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Flat Willow Colony.

Nearest hospitals

  • Roundup Memorial HealthcareCritical access hospital · emergency room · Roundup2.1 miles
  • Intermountain Health St. Vincent Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Billings43.5 miles
  • Billings Clinic HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Billings43.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Specialist doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants3
Mental health providers2
Physical and occupational therapists2
Pharmacies4

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.

Places in and around Flat Willow Colony

Grocery stores

  • Picchioni's IGA1.9 mi
  • Van Dyke's Food2.2 mi

Museums

  • Musselshell Valley Historical Museum1.7 mi

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.

Schools in Flat Willow Colony

Public schools here are run by Roundup Elem, Roundup High School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Roundup ElementaryRoundupPre-K–6298Public2.1 mi
Roundup 7-8Roundup7–889Public1.7 mi
Roundup H SRoundup9–12156Public1.7 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Whispering Pines SchoolRoundupK–828Amish3.4 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 Roundup, Klein, Camp Three and Kilby Butte Colony.

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