Essex Montana Map

About Essex, Montana

Essex is a locality in Flathead County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 44. The population density is 32.7 people per km². Essex is located at 48.2780°N, 113.6126°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59916.

Essex emerges from the dense, evergreen shadows of the Flathead National Forest as a rugged corridor of timber and steel defined by the persistent, cold rush of Essex Creek. It lies 32.7 miles east of Kalispell, MT (from Kalispell, MT: bearing 80°T), and is situated 30.7 miles east of Evergreen. The landscape here is one of vertical intensity, where the ground rises sharply toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Rocky Mountains that rim the western horizon. During the short, vibrant summers, the light catches the high, pale slopes of Grant Glacier, casting a sharp, crystalline brilliance over the deep ravines. Snowslide Gulch carves a dramatic, steep-sided scar into the nearby terrain, reminding the observer of the immense, slow-moving forces that have shaped this quiet corner of the wilderness.

Essex maintains a rhythm dictated by the iron veins of the railroad, which has historically served as the primary artery for its survival and growth. The local economy remains tethered to the transit of goods and the quiet persistence of those who manage the surrounding timberlands of the Flathead National Forest. For the occasional traveler, the Fielding Coal Creek Trail offers a path into the high, untamed backcountry, while the distant, deep basin of Hungry Horse Reservoir provides a stillness that contrasts with the constant, grinding momentum of the trains passing through. Life in Essex remains measured by the seasons, holding a quiet, enduring character that is forged in the isolation of high-altitude winters and the fleeting, golden intensity of the brief, mountain thaw.

About This Essex Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Essex, Montana. Coordinates: 48.278018, -113.612604. 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 Essex includes the ZIP code (59916), telephone area code (406), county seat of Flathead County (Kalispell), and school district assignment (West Glacier 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.