Virginia City is a town in Madison County, Montana, home to about 129 people across 0.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 59755.
Homes sold for a median of $356 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 Virginia City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)242 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN)51 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Portland, OR519 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ809 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Virginia City; 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.
Virginia City had 219 residents in the 2020 census, up 68% since 2000.
It’s the 303rd largest of 475 towns in Montana by population.
Madison County grew from 7,695 residents in 1900 to 8,623 in 2020.
Madison County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 15.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 65 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Virginia City, MT weather station (about a mile away).
5,218 jobs at 427 businesses in Madison 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 (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (4 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
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.
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