Lavina is a town in Golden Valley County, Montana, home to about 134 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 59046.
Homes sold for a median of $290 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population134133 per sq mi
Median home value$129,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$290Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lavina. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Lavina
Distances
Nearest major airport
Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)401 miles away
Closer regional airport
Billings Logan International Airport (BIL)42 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Denver, CO499 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Lavina; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Lavina
U.S. Representative · Montana’s 2nd DistrictTroy Downing (R)
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
Lavina had 136 residents in the 2020 census, down 35% since 2000.
It’s the 296th largest of 475 towns in Montana by population.
Golden Valley County grew from 2,126 residents in 1930 to 823 in 2020.
Golden Valley County, 1930–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 11°F. About 15.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Roundup 15 Sw, MT weather station (12 miles away).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lavina.
Nearest hospitals
Roundup Memorial HealthcareCritical access hospital · emergency room · Roundup23.1 miles
Wheatland Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Harlowton40.9 miles
Intermountain Health St. Vincent Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Billings43.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
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.
Schools in Lavina
Public schools here are run by Lavina K-12 Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Lavina ElementaryLavina
Pre-K–5
31
Public
3.8 mi
Lavina Middle SchoolLavina
6–8
20
Public
3.8 mi
Lavina High SchoolLavina
9–12
23
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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