Acton Montana Map

About Acton, Montana

Acton is a locality in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 48. The population density is 77.2 people per km². Acton is located at 45.9305°N, 108.6807°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59002.

Acton reveals itself as a quiet expanse of high plains where the sky holds more weight than the ground. It lies 13.4 miles northwest of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 320°T), and is situated 18.6 miles north-northeast of Laurel. North Fork Fivemile Creek carves a narrow, seasonal path through the dry earth just a mile away, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of hardy vegetation that defies the persistent thirst of the prairie. To the west, the distant, serrated silhouettes of the Rocky Mountains remain visible on the horizon, catching the fading light long after the shadows have claimed the lower grass. The landscape opens wide, defined by the stark, weathered topography of Burnt Coulee six miles to the north, where the soil holds the colors of iron and dust under a relentless, expansive sun.

History in Acton remains tied to the resilient rhythms of the land, shaped by generations who found a way to thrive amidst the immense, open distances. Much of the surrounding terrain is managed as Montana State Trust Lands, preserving a rugged, unmanicured character that dictates the pace of life for those who work the soil or tend to the herds. While Twin Lakes sits eight miles away as a rare local focus for water, the economy here is primarily defined by the cycles of agriculture and the quiet endurance of ranching life. Acton exists as a place where the human footprint is light, defined by the seasonal shifting of the grass and the singular, steady pulse of a life lived in tune with the high, dry air of the plains.

About This Acton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Acton, Montana. Coordinates: 45.930508, -108.680698. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Acton includes the ZIP code (59002), telephone area code (406), county seat of Yellowstone County (Billings), and school district assignment (Broadview Elementary School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.