Montana · Census place 3004975

Belgrade, Montana

Belgrade is a city in Gallatin County, Montana with an estimated 12,741 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 8th largest of 55 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
12,741
#8 of 55 in Montana
Change since 2020
+19.2%
+2,048 people
Land area
4.9 sq mi
Density
2,616 / sq mi
State median 2,232
Orange pin: Belgrade. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Helena.

Belgrade population, 2020 to 2024

Belgrade added 2,048 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +19.2%. In the latest year it moved by +284. Among 19 Montana places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 2nd; the median place changed by +5.1%. The median place of 5,000+ in Montana has 9,256 people, so Belgrade is 1.4 times that size.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 10,476. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Belgrade covers 4.87 square miles of land, for 2,616 people per square mile of land. The median Montana place of 5,000+ has 2,232, so Belgrade is denser than the typical town.

What county Belgrade is in

All of Belgrade's residents live in Gallatin County, which had 126,984 residents in 2024. Belgrade holds 10.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Belgrade

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Belgrade by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 59714. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Belgrade is

The Census internal point of Belgrade is at 45.778700, -111.177100. Helena, the capital, is 68.7 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Bozeman, MT (57,894 people), 8.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Billings, MT, 126.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
45.778700, -111.177100
DMS
45°46'43.32"N 111°10'37.56"W
UTM
12N 486232.2E 5069475.3N
Geohash
c80uqjg23
Plus code
85QCQRHF+F5

Daylight in Belgrade

At 45.78° N, Belgrade gets about 15 h 43 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 40 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 03 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Belgrade

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Montana, measured between internal points. The closest is Bozeman, 8.9 miles away, with 57,894 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Belgrade, MT?

12,741 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,048 (19.2%) from 10,693 in July 2020.

What county is Belgrade in?

Gallatin County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Belgrade?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 59714.

How far is Belgrade from Helena?

68.7 miles (110.6 km) in a straight line, heading NW from Belgrade.

What is the nearest larger city to Belgrade?

Bozeman, MT, with 57,894 residents, 8.9 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.