Town guide

Riceville, Montana

Riceville is a community in Cascade County, Montana, home to about 26 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 59412.

Homes sold for a median of $202 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population2630 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$202Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Riceville

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Riceville

Distances

Nearest major airportBoise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)368 miles away
Closer regional airportGreat Falls International Airport (GTF)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Seattle, WA534 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Riceville; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Riceville

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

It’s the 430th largest of 475 towns in Montana by population.

Cascade County grew from 25,777 residents in 1900 to 84,414 in 2020.

Cascade County, 1900–2020

Cascade County population, 1900 to 20201900: 25,777, 1910: 28,833, 1920: 38,836, 1930: 41,146, 1940: 41,999, 1950: 53,027, 1960: 73,418, 1970: 81,804, 1980: 80,696, 1990: 77,691, 2000: 80,357, 2010: 81,327, 2020: 84,41426K’00’1039K’20’3042K’40’5073K’60’7081K’80’9080K’00’1084K’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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 21.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near RicevilleJan: high 37°F, low 17°F, 1.1 in; Feb: high 38°F, low 17°F, 0.9 in; Mar: high 46°F, low 23°F, 1.3 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 31°F, 2.5 in; May: high 64°F, low 39°F, 2.9 in; Jun: high 71°F, low 46°F, 3.7 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 52°F, 1.8 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 51°F, 1.5 in; Sep: high 72°F, low 43°F, 2.1 in; Oct: high 57°F, low 34°F, 1.7 in; Nov: high 44°F, low 25°F, 1.2 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 18°F, 1.1 in37°17°Jan1.138°17°Feb0.946°23°Mar1.355°31°Apr2.564°39°May2.971°46°Jun3.782°52°Jul1.883°51°Aug1.572°43°Sep2.157°34°Oct1.744°25°Nov1.237°18°Dec1.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Raynesford 2 Nnw, MT weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Cascade County

30,050 jobs at 2,472 businesses in Cascade County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cascade CountyHealth care and social assistance: 7,578 jobs; Retail trade: 4,957 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,340 jobs; Construction: 1,689 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,621 jobs; Other services: 1,500 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,358 jobs; Finance and insurance: 1,207 jobsHealth care and social assistance 25% Retail trade 17% Hotels and restaurants 14% Construction 6% Administrative and support 5% Other services 5% Manufacturing 5% Finance and insurance 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Riceville.

Nearest hospitals

  • Great Falls Clinic HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Great Falls17.9 miles
  • Benefis Hospitals INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Great Falls18.2 miles
  • Missouri River Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Fort Benton32.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Specialist doctors1
Chiropractors1

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 Riceville

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Castner Park · 20 acres0.8 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Belt Valley Grocery1.0 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Belt Public Library0.8 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 Riceville

Public schools here are run by Belt Elem, Belt H S. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Belt SchoolBeltPre-K–6178Public1.1 mi
Pleasant Valley SchoolBeltPre-K–824Public7.3 mi
Belt 7-8Belt7–855Public1.1 mi
Belt High SchoolBelt9–1292Public1.1 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 Belt and Pleasant Valley Colony.

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