Lockwood is a community in Yellowstone County, Montana, home to about 7,181 people across 13 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 59037 and 59101.
Homes sold for a median of $219 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Part is in Lockwood, part in Huntley
Mostly Billings; part is in Lockwood
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lockwood. 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)387 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Billings Logan International Airport (BIL)3 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO454 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Los Angeles, CA967 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lockwood; 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.
Lockwood had 7,195 residents in the 2020 census, up 67% since 2000.
It’s the 18th largest of 475 towns in Montana by population.
Yellowstone County grew from 6,212 residents in 1900 to 164,731 in 2020.
Yellowstone 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 15.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 35 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Billings Wtp, MT weather station (about a mile away).
75,637 jobs at 6,060 businesses in Yellowstone County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,659 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lockwood’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 160 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 489 |
| Dentists | 39 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 373 |
| Mental health providers | 444 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 146 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 15 |
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 (27 nearby)
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Pharmacies (6 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums (4 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (3 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.
Public schools here are run by Blue Creek Elem, Canyon Creek Elem, Elysian Elem and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Creek SchoolBillings | Pre-K–6 | 145 | Public | 5.5 mi |
| Canyon Creek SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 147 | Public | 8.6 mi |
| Elysian SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 302 | Public | 5.1 mi |
| Lockwood PrimaryLockwood | Pre-K–2 | 348 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| McKinley SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 339 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Morin SchoolBillings | Pre-K–6 | 35 | Public | 10.7 mi |
| Newman SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 249 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Orchard SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 340 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Ponderosa SchoolBillings | Pre-K–5 | 277 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Lockwood IntermediateLockwood | 3–5 | 321 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Billings Multilingual AcademyBillings | 6–8 | 21 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Canyon Creek 6-8Billings | 6–8 | 69 | Public | 8.6 mi |
| Elysian Middle SchoolBillings | 6–8 | 148 | Public | 5.1 mi |
| Lewis & Clark Middle SchoolBillings | 6–8 | 741 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Lockwood Middle SchoolLockwood | 6–8 | 359 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Riverside Middle SchoolBillings | 6–8 | 436 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Billings Early College SchoolBillings | 9–12 | 60 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Billings Multilingual AcademyBillings | 9–12 | 20 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Billings Opportunity SchoolBillings | 9–12 | 78 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Billings Sr High SchoolBillings | 9–12 | 1,629 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Lockwood High SchoolLockwood | 9–12 | 552 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storybook Hollow Inc.Billings | Pre-K–K | 1 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 11.4 mi |
| Sunrise Montessori SchoolBillings | Pre-K–6 | 51 | Nonsectarian | 2.3 mi |
| Billings Central Catholic High SchoolBillings | 3–12 | 344 | Roman Catholic | 1.3 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 Billings and Huntley.
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