Stanford is a town in Judith Basin County, Montana, home to about 268 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 59479.
Homes sold for a median of $97 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Stanford; also Windham and Surprise Creek Colony
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Stanford. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Spokane International Airport (GEG)345 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Great Falls International Airport (GTF)60 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Seattle, WA569 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Stanford; 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.
Stanford had 403 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 217th largest of 475 towns in Montana by population.
Judith Basin County grew from 5,238 residents in 1930 to 2,023 in 2020.
Judith Basin County, 1930–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 17.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stanford, MT weather station (about a mile away).
277 jobs at 60 businesses in Judith Basin County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Stanford.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Chiropractors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
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 Stanford K-12 Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford SchoolStanford | Pre-K–6 | 54 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Stanford 7-8Stanford | 7–8 | 12 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Stanford High SchoolStanford | 9–12 | 42 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surprise Creek Colony SchoolStanford | Pre-K–10 | 10 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 6.9 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 Windham and Surprise Creek Colony.
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