Silver Gate is a community in Park County, Montana, home to about 114 people across 4.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 59081.
Homes sold for a median of $448 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Silver Gate. 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)308 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Yellowstone Regional Airport (COD)58 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO446 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ797 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Silver Gate; 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.
Silver Gate had 19 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2010.
It’s the 317th largest of 475 towns in Montana by population.
Park County grew from 7,341 residents in 1900 to 17,191 in 2020.
Park County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 74°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 26.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 213 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cooke City 2 W, MT weather station (about a mile away).
5,399 jobs at 943 businesses in Park County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
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