Glasgow Montana Map

About Glasgow, Montana

Glasgow is a locality in Valley County, Montana, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,202. The population density is 881.2 people per km². Glasgow is located at 48.1970°N, 106.6367°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Glasgow is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59230.

Glasgow sits anchored to the high, open prairie where the Milk River carves a deliberate path through the tawny earth. It lies 139.1 miles west of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 273°T), and is situated 46.5 miles west of Wolf Point. The horizon here is a vast, unencumbered line that pulls the eye toward the Milk River Hills, which shimmer in the distance like a faint, bruised smudge against the pale sky. Within the limits of Glasgow, the landscape carries a quiet, arid austerity, punctuated by the modest greenery of Hoyt Park where the wind often carries the scent of dry grass and sun-warmed soil. Beyond the edge of town, the land deepens into the sharp, eroded folds of Richardson Coulee, a reminder of the slow, grinding work of weather upon the plains. As evening approaches, the light thins to a sharp, brittle clarity, casting long shadows that emphasize the immense, empty scale of the surrounding country.

Glasgow emerged from the expansion of the Great Northern Railway, serving as a vital point of commerce for the ranchers and wheat farmers who staked their lives on the temperamental soil of the plains. The economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest and the hard labor of livestock production, a way of life that demands a particular kind of endurance from those who choose to stay. For recreation, residents often look toward the Mahan and Hoyt Reservoir, where the water provides a rare, still reflection of the expansive sky. Life in Glasgow moves with a measured, deliberate pace, dictated more by the changing seasons and the arrival of weather than by the frantic pulse of distant urban centers. It is a place of enduring, sparse beauty, defined by the resilience of its people and the unrelenting presence of the wide, high-altitude air.

About This Glasgow Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glasgow, Montana. Coordinates: 48.196964, -106.636713. 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 Glasgow includes the ZIP code (59230), telephone area code (406), county seat of Valley County (Glasgow), and school district assignment (Glasgow K-12 Schools).

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.