Froid Montana Map

About Froid, Montana

Froid is a locality in Roosevelt County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 195. The population density is 120.7 people per km². Froid is located at 48.3345°N, 104.4961°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Froid is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59226.

Froid occupies a vast, high-plains expanse where the horizon stretches thin and taut, pulling the pale sky down to meet the earth. It lies 42.4 miles west-northwest of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 288°T), and is situated 45.5 miles north-northwest of Sidney. Sheep Creek carves a shallow, seasonal path through the dry grasses, its bed a persistent reminder of the water that once shaped this prairie. To the west, the land rises toward the distant silhouette of Sugar Top Hill, a solitary landmark that anchors the view against the immense, shifting light of the afternoon. A mile away, the Montana State Trust Lands offer a quiet refuge of native soil, while four miles to the north, the still surface of Homestead Lake reflects the passing clouds with a glassy, unblinking clarity. The air here carries the scent of dry grain and sage, a sharpening influence that makes the stillness of the landscape feel deliberate rather than empty.

Froid serves as a quiet center for the surrounding agricultural life, where the rhythm of the year is dictated by the turning of the soil and the cycles of the harvest. Established through the reach of the rail line, the settlement grew as a necessary node for the farmers who broke the thick sod of the surrounding plains. The local economy remains tied to the patience of the land, with grain silos standing as the primary architecture of the horizon, punctuating the skyline like sentinels of the wheat trade. While the deeper history of this region echoes with the legacy of the indigenous peoples who traversed these plains long before the fences arrived, the present day in Froid is defined by a rigorous, quiet resilience. Life moves with the slow, steady pace of a season, where the challenges of the climate are met with the same matter-of-fact endurance that has defined the people of this stretch of the high plains for generations.

About This Froid Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Froid, Montana. Coordinates: 48.334467, -104.496066. 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 Froid includes the ZIP code (59226), telephone area code (406), county seat of Roosevelt County (Wolf Point), and school district assignment (Froid 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.