Dillon Montana Map

About Dillon, Montana

Dillon is a locality in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,880. The population density is 789.3 people per km². Dillon is located at 45.2163°N, 112.6375°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Dillon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59725.

Dillon occupies a wide, high-altitude basin where the land stretches toward a horizon defined by the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Rocky Mountains. It lies 54.6 miles south of Butte, MT (from Butte, MT: bearing 185°T), and is situated 83.9 miles west-southwest of Bozeman. The Blacktail Deer Creek meanders through the landscape, its passage marked by a narrow ribbon of green that contrasts against the arid, sage-dusted earth of the surrounding plains. To the northwest, the terrain folds into the shadowed folds of Hoffman Gulch, while the nearby Dillon Reservoir holds a stillness that mirrors the expansive, cloud-streaked sky. Within the town limits, Jc Park offers a modest expanse of grass where the light at dusk settles with a peculiar, golden intensity, clarifying the outlines of every fence post and weathered storefront against the cooling air.

Dillon emerged from the rugged necessity of the nineteenth-century frontier, evolving from a transit point for freight and mining into a persistent center for regional ranching. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of the cattle trade and the seasonal demands of agriculture, which dictate the quiet, purposeful cadence of daily life. Education plays a significant role in the cultural character of Dillon, as the presence of a university brings a perennial influx of students to streets otherwise defined by the heavy machinery of the fields and the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the high plains. Residents move with an awareness of the vast distances separating them from other centers of commerce, fostering a self-reliance that feels as constant as the wind sweeping down from the high country.

About This Dillon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dillon, Montana. Coordinates: 45.216311, -112.63752. 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 Dillon includes the ZIP code (59725), telephone area code (406), county seat of Beaverhead County (Dillon), and school district assignment (Beaverhead County High 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.