Prairie Elk Colony is a community in Roosevelt County, Montana across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 59201.
Mostly Wolf Point; part is in Prairie Elk Colony
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| Nearest major airport | Spokane International Airport (GEG)553 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | L M Clayton Airport (OLF)3 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO578 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL978 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Prairie Elk Colony; 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.
Roosevelt County grew from 10,347 residents in 1920 to 10,794 in 2020.
Roosevelt County, 1920–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 14.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wolf Pt, MT weather station (about a mile away).
1,722 jobs at 206 businesses in Roosevelt County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
30 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Prairie Elk Colony.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 3 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 2 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 10 |
| Mental health providers | 7 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 5 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
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.
Public schools here are run by Frontier Elem, Wolf Point Elem, Wolf Point H S. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier SchoolWolf Point | Pre-K–6 | 108 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| Southside SchoolWolf Point | Pre-K–3 | 214 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Northside SchoolWolf Point | 4–6 | 158 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Frontier 7-8Wolf Point | 7–8 | 21 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| Wolf Point 7-8Wolf Point | 7–8 | 108 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Wolf Point High SchoolWolf Point | 9–12 | 200 | Public | 1.8 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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Shares ZIP codes with Wolf Point.
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