Helena West Side is a community in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, home to about 1,417 people across 15 square miles. Its ZIP code is 59636, and parts of 59601 are in Helena West Side too.
Homes sold for a median of $256 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
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| Nearest major airport | Spokane International Airport (GEG)267 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Helena Regional Airport (HLN)3 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Seattle, WA489 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Helena West Side; 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.
Helena West Side had 1,331 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.
It’s the 77th largest of 475 towns in Montana by population.
Lewis and Clark County grew from 19,171 residents in 1900 to 70,973 in 2020.
Lewis and Clark 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 14°F. About 11.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 37 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Helena Rgnl Ap, MT weather station (4 miles away).
27,265 jobs at 2,603 businesses in Lewis and Clark County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
76 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Helena West Side.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 14 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 11 |
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 21 |
| Mental health providers | 21 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 7 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
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 (49 nearby)
Grocery stores (9 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (5 nearby)
Museums (6 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (6 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Helena, Unionville and Rimini.
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.