Town guide

Terry, Montana

Terry is a town in Prairie County, Montana, home to about 537 people across 0.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 59349.

Population537688 per sq mi
Median home value$137,200Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Terry

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Around Terry

Distances

Nearest major airportDenver International Airport (DEN)482 miles away
Closer regional airportDawson Community Airport (GDV)34 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Denver, CO489 miles away

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

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

Who represents Terry

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

Terry had 562 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.

It’s the 149th largest of 475 towns in Montana by population.

Prairie County grew from 3,684 residents in 1920 to 1,088 in 2020.

Terry population by census2000: 611, 2010: 605, 2020: 562611200060520105622020

Prairie County, 1920–2020

Prairie County population, 1920 to 20201920: 3,684, 1930: 3,941, 1940: 2,410, 1950: 2,377, 1960: 2,318, 1970: 1,752, 1980: 1,836, 1990: 1,383, 2000: 1,199, 2010: 1,179, 2020: 1,0884K’20’302K’40’502K’60’702K’80’901K’00’101K’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 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 13.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 12 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near TerryJan: high 28°F, low 6°F, 0.3 in; Feb: high 34°F, low 11°F, 0.3 in; Mar: high 46°F, low 22°F, 0.4 in; Apr: high 58°F, low 32°F, 1.4 in; May: high 68°F, low 43°F, 2.5 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 53°F, 2.4 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 59°F, 1.9 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 56°F, 1.3 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 45°F, 1.2 in; Oct: high 59°F, low 33°F, 0.9 in; Nov: high 44°F, low 20°F, 0.4 in; Dec: high 32°F, low 10°F, 0.3 in28°6°Jan0.334°11°Feb0.346°22°Mar0.458°32°Apr1.468°43°May2.578°53°Jun2.488°59°Jul1.987°56°Aug1.376°45°Sep1.259°33°Oct0.944°20°Nov0.432°10°Dec0.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Terry, MT weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Prairie County

149 jobs at 35 businesses in Prairie County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Prairie CountyRetail trade: 25 jobs; Finance and insurance: 15 jobs; Other services: 11 jobs; Professional services: 8 jobs; Information: 4 jobs; Construction: 2 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 1 jobsRetail trade 17% Finance and insurance 10% Other services 7% Professional services 5% Information 3% Construction 1% Arts, entertainment and recreation 1%

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

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Terry.

Nearest hospitals

  • Prairie Community CahCritical access hospital · emergency room · Terry3.7 miles
  • Holy Rosary HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Miles City36.9 miles
  • Glendive Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Glendive37.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1

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 Terry

Grocery stores

  • Supervalue3.7 mi

Libraries

  • Prairie County Library3.7 mi

Museums

  • Prairie County Museum3.6 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 Terry

Public schools here are run by Terry K-12 Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Terry SchoolTerryPre-K–692Public3.9 mi
Terry Middle SchoolTerry7–821Public3.9 mi
Terry High SchoolTerry9–1248Public4.0 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 Fallon.

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