Town guide

Rockvale, Montana

Rockvale is a community in Carbon County, Montana, home to about 350 people across 1.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 59041.

Homes sold for a median of $189 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population350211 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$189Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Rockvale

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Rockvale

Distances

Nearest major airportSalt Lake City International Airport (SLC)358 miles away
Closer regional airportBillings Logan International Airport (BIL)31 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Denver, CO448 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ840 miles away

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

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

Who represents Rockvale

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 182nd largest of 475 towns in Montana by population.

Carbon County grew from 7,533 residents in 1900 to 10,473 in 2020.

Carbon County, 1900–2020

Carbon County population, 1900 to 20201900: 7,533, 1910: 13,962, 1920: 15,279, 1930: 12,571, 1940: 11,865, 1950: 10,241, 1960: 8,317, 1970: 7,080, 1980: 8,099, 1990: 8,080, 2000: 9,552, 2010: 10,078, 2020: 10,4738K’00’1015K’20’3012K’40’508K’60’708K’80’9010K’00’1010K’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 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 14.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 51 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near RockvaleJan: high 36°F, low 10°F, 0.5 in; Feb: high 39°F, low 12°F, 0.6 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 19°F, 0.8 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 27°F, 1.9 in; May: high 66°F, low 36°F, 2.7 in; Jun: high 76°F, low 44°F, 2.1 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 50°F, 0.9 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 48°F, 0.9 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 39°F, 1.3 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 29°F, 1.6 in; Nov: high 45°F, low 19°F, 0.7 in; Dec: high 36°F, low 11°F, 0.6 in36°10°Jan0.539°12°Feb0.649°19°Mar0.857°27°Apr1.966°36°May2.776°44°Jun2.186°50°Jul0.984°48°Aug0.974°39°Sep1.359°29°Oct1.645°19°Nov0.736°11°Dec0.6Rain and melted snow, inches

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

Jobs in Carbon County

2,373 jobs at 474 businesses in Carbon County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Carbon CountyHotels and restaurants: 612 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 312 jobs; Retail trade: 289 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 286 jobs; Construction: 210 jobs; Other services: 106 jobs; Professional services: 103 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 62 jobsHotels and restaurants 26% Arts, entertainment and recreation 13% Retail trade 12% Health care and social assistance 12% Construction 9% Other services 5% Professional services 4% Transportation and warehousing 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rockvale.

Nearest hospitals

  • Stillwater Billings ClinicCritical access hospital · emergency room · Columbus15.9 miles
  • Beartooth Billings ClinicCritical access hospital · no emergency room · Red Lodge24.0 miles
  • Intermountain Health St. Vincent Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Billings30.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers2
Physical and occupational therapists2

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 Rockvale

Grocery stores

  • Rowli's Food Farm1.3 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 Rockvale

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

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Joliet SchoolJolietPre-K–5177Public1.0 mi
Joliet Middle SchoolJoliet6–891Public1.0 mi
Joliet High SchoolJoliet9–12129Public1.0 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 Joliet, Montaqua and Silesia.

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