Montana · Census place 3016525
Colstrip, Montana
Colstrip is a city in Rosebud County, Montana with an estimated 2,063 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 36th largest of 55 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,063
- #36 of 55 in Montana
- Change since 2020
- -1.4%
- -29 people
- Land area
- 4.1 sq mi
- Density
- 509 / sq mi
- State median 2,232
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Colstrip population, 2020 to 2024
Colstrip lost 29 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.4%. In the latest year it moved by +17.
Colstrip covers 4.05 square miles of land, for 509 people per square mile of land. The median Montana place of 5,000+ has 2,232, so Colstrip is less dense than the typical town.
What county Colstrip is in
All of Colstrip's residents live in Rosebud County, which had 8,194 residents in 2024. Colstrip holds 25.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Colstrip
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Colstrip by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 59323. 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 Colstrip is
The Census internal point of Colstrip is at 45.894500, -106.628400. Helena, the capital, is 261.8 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Hardin, MT (3,719 people), 48.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Billings, MT, 92.9 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 45.894500, -106.628400
- DMS
- 45°53'40.20"N 106°37'42.24"W
- UTM
- 13N 373670.3E 5083615.1N
- Geohash
- c8hjjdgdf
- Plus code
- 85QMV9VC+RJ
Daylight in Colstrip
At 45.89° N, Colstrip gets about 15 h 44 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 39 min around the December solstice, a swing of 7 h 05 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Colstrip
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Montana, measured between internal points. The closest is Forsyth, 25.9 miles away, with 1,643 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Colstrip, MT?
2,063 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 29 (1.4%) from 2,092 in July 2020.
What county is Colstrip in?
Rosebud County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Colstrip?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 59323.
How far is Colstrip from Helena?
261.8 miles (421.4 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from Colstrip.
What is the nearest larger city to Colstrip?
Hardin, MT, with 3,719 residents, 48.3 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.