Dodson Montana Map

About Dodson, Montana

Dodson is a locality in Phillips County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 153. The population density is 150.4 people per km². Dodson is located at 48.3956°N, 108.2443°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59524.

Dodson slumbers on a broad, sun-washed expanse of northeastern Montana, where the land rolls out in gentle, grassy swells under an immensity of sky. It lies 154.4 miles east-north-east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 65°T), and is situated 17.2 miles west of Malta. The horizon, a clean, unbroken line, suggests distances that stretch beyond easy reckoning, and the air itself feels thin and clean, carrying the scent of sagebrush and distant hayfields. Scattered farmsteads, each a small island in this sea of prairie, punctuate the landscape, their silos like stoic sentinels against the ever-shifting light. In the quiet hours, the wind whispers secrets across the open country, a constant, low hum that seems to emanate from the very heart of the earth. The story of Dodson is deeply entwined with the railroads that once promised to connect this remote corner of the world to larger destinies. Though the tracks are now weathered ghosts and the depots long since repurposed, the spirit of those early days still lingers, a quiet resilience in the face of isolation. The local economy, once buoyed by the hopeful arrival of settlers and the promise of agricultural bounty, now relies on the enduring strength of ranching and farming, the steady work of coaxing life from the rich, dark soil. The grain elevators, grand and weathered, still stand as monuments to this persistent endeavor, their shadows stretching long in the late afternoon sun.

About This Dodson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dodson, Montana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 48.395554, -108.244299. 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 Dodson and Phillips County.

Detailed location data for Dodson includes the ZIP code (59524), telephone area code (406), county seat of Phillips County (Malta), and school district assignment (Dodson K-12). 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 Dodson is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.