Alzada Montana Map

About Alzada, Montana

Alzada is a locality in Carter County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 13. The population density is 12.8 people per km². Alzada is located at 45.0230°N, 104.4125°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59311.

Alzada unfolds in the stark, sun-baked embrace of southeastern Montana, a scatter of buildings clinging to the rim of a wide, ochre valley. It lies 73.7 miles north-east of Gillette, WY (from Gillette, WY: bearing 46°T), and is situated 36.7 miles north-west of Belle Fourche. The land here is a study in muted tones: sagebrush silvered by relentless sun, tawny grasses whispering secrets to the wind, and distant, flat-topped buttes that rise like ancient altars against a sky that stretches on forever, a canvas of impossible blue. The air, when it moves, carries the dry scent of dust and the faint, sweet perfume of sun-warmed earth, a fragrance that seems to settle into the very bones of this place. Even the shadows, long and sharp in the afternoon, possess a peculiar stillness, a quiet contemplation that mirrors the slow, deliberate pulse of life in Alzada. The history of Alzada is written in the very soil and the enduring spirit of its people, a testament to resilience in a land that demands it. Once a vital hub for cattle ranching, the economy still leans heavily on the backs of livestock, the open range a constant, defining feature of the surrounding landscape. The railroad, long gone, left behind a faint echo in the layout of the few streets, a ghost of busier days. Now, Alzada offers a quiet respite, a place where the vastness of the prairie invites contemplation and the simple act of watching the light shift across the hills becomes an event. It's a place where stories are told in the creak of a porch swing and the lowing of distant cattle, a quiet continuation of lives lived in harmony with the powerful, untamed beauty of the Montana plains.

About This Alzada Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Alzada, Montana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 45.023042, -104.412453. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Alzada and Carter County.

Detailed location data for Alzada includes the ZIP code (59311), telephone area code (406), county seat of Carter County (Ekalaka), and school district assignment (Alzada Elementary School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Alzada is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.