Opheim Montana Map

About Opheim, Montana

Opheim is a locality in Valley County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 75. The population density is 138.6 people per km². Opheim is located at 48.8567°N, 106.4073°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Opheim is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59250.

Opheim rises from the vast, treeless expanse of the high plains like a solitary island anchored against an ocean of wind-blown grass. It lies 136.8 miles west-northwest of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 292°T), and is situated 46.8 miles north-northeast of Glasgow. To the west, the Opheim Hills break the horizon, their muted, earthen contours offering a subtle relief to the otherwise relentless flatness that defines the local topography. Only five miles away, the modest channel of Roanwood Creek carves a path through the Roanwood Valley, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of deeper green that contrasts with the pale, sun-bleached prairie. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the landscape opens into the expansive Montana State Trust Lands, where the silence is absolute and the quality of light at dusk possesses a sharp, crystalline clarity that seems to magnify the stars as they appear.

Opheim maintains a quiet endurance, its rhythm dictated by the cycles of dryland wheat farming and the seasonal demands of the high plains. The history of the settlement is tied to the resilience of those who arrived to cultivate this austere soil, turning a landscape that once seemed indifferent to human presence into a productive patchwork of grain and grazing land. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers, and is defined by the immense distances that separate the residents from the rest of the world. While the nearest water can be found at Georges Pond, eight miles distant, the true lifeblood of the locality remains the seasonal work of the fields, where the golden stalks of wheat sway in synchronization with the constant, restless breeze.

About This Opheim Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Opheim, Montana. Coordinates: 48.856692, -106.407254. 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 Opheim includes the ZIP code (59250), telephone area code (406), county seat of Valley County (Glasgow), and school district assignment (Opheim 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.