Jordan Montana Map

About Jordan, Montana

Jordan is a locality in Garfield County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 356. The population density is 393.8 people per km². Jordan is located at 47.3208°N, 106.9101°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Jordan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59337.

Jordan emerges from the vast, undulating prairie as a solitary outpost where the horizon stretches into a pale, infinite distance. It lies 130.4 miles northeast of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 35°T), and is situated 80.8 miles northwest of Miles City. Big Dry Creek carves a persistent path through the surrounding earth, its banks gathering the sparse shade of cottonwoods while the terrain beyond rises into the rugged, eroded formations of Huff Coulee. The air here holds a sharp, dry clarity, and at dusk, the light catches the iron-rich soil, turning the plains a deep, bruised copper that feels both ancient and indifferent to the passage of time. While the distant Rocky Mountains remain mere ghosts of blue against the western sky, the land immediately surrounding Jordan is defined by the stark, open expanse of the high plains, where wind and sun dictate the slow, deliberate pulse of the day.

Jordan thrives as a center for cattle ranching, its economy tethered to the resilience of the hardy grasses and the seasonal demands of the herd. The proximity to the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge invites a quiet migration of travelers seeking the stark solitude of the badlands, a landscape that has preserved its wild character despite the long history of human settlement in these parts. Life in Jordan maintains a functional, unassuming rhythm, often drawing its sustenance from the cycles of the ranch and the quiet necessity of self-reliance. Residents might occasionally seek the stillness of York Reservoir, a modest body of water that offers a rare, reflective contrast to the prevailing dryness of the surrounding geography, grounding the inhabitants in a quiet existence defined more by the land’s quiet endurance than by the clamor of the outside world.

About This Jordan Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jordan, Montana. Coordinates: 47.320834, -106.910066. 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 Jordan includes the ZIP code (59337), telephone area code (406), county seat of Garfield County (Jordan), and school district assignment (Garfield 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.