Shelby Montana Map
Explore Shelby, Montana, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Shelby, Montana
| City | Shelby |
| State | Montana (MT) |
| County | Toole County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 48.505263 |
| Longitude | -111.856967 |
| Population | 3,169 |
| Density | 211.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 59474 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| County Seat | Shelby |
| School District | Shelby Elementary School District |
About Shelby, Montana
Shelby is a locality in Toole County, Montana, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,169. The population density is 211.6 people per km². Shelby is located at 48.5053°N, 111.8570°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Shelby is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59474.Shelby anchors a vast expanse of high plains where the sky asserts a dominance that dwarfs the works of men. It lies 74.0 miles north-northwest of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 340°T), and is situated 23.2 miles east-southeast of Cut Bank. The landscape surrounding Shelby is defined by an austere, windswept character, characterized by the subtle depression of Mead Coulee and the quiet, reflective surface of Lake Shel-oole. To the far western horizon, the jagged, snow-dusted silhouettes of the Rocky Mountains provide a cold, distant boundary against the immense, shifting light of the plains. Here, the air carries a sharp, metallic clarity, and the earth consists of dry, resilient soil that yields slowly to the persistent, rhythmic scouring of the wind.
Shelby endures as a pivot point for the agricultural and energy industries, a place where the economy is tethered to the cycles of grain harvests and the quiet hum of subterranean resource extraction. The proximity of the Marias River offers a thin, vital ribbon of green through the otherwise muted, earthy palette of the prairie. Within the town limits, Mary Allison Blue Sky Park serves as a modest intersection for local life, providing a pause in the steady, industrial pace of the region. History here is marked by the resilience of those who settled the high, open country, leaving behind a culture that values the stoic quietude of the plains over the clamor of more crowded geographies.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Mary Allison Blue Sky Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 123° SE
- Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 130° SE
- Lincoln Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 207° SW
- Marias River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 218° SW
- Lake Elwell (Recreation Area) — 13.2 mi, 134° SE
- Kevin Rim Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 20.3 mi, 339° N
- Cut Bank Penguin (Public Artwork) — 22.7 mi, 292° W
- Veterans Memorial Park (Monument) — 23.2 mi, 292° W
- Glacier Cinemas (Cinema) — 23.4 mi, 293° NW
- Farthest Point West (Monument) — 43.5 mi, 279° W
- Camp Disappointment (Monument) — 44.8 mi, 285° W
- Lewis & Clark National Forest (National Forest) — 49.4 mi, 199° S · 1.9M acres
- Old Trail Museum (Museum) — 49.8 mi, 198° S
- Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 50.0 mi, 231° SW · 198k acres
- Teton Antique Tractor & Steam Engines (Museum) — 50.2 mi, 197° S
- Bob Marshall Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 50.3 mi, 238° SW · 1.1M acres
- Flathead National Forest (National Forest) — 58.4 mi, 235° SW · 2.4M acres
- Rudyard Museum (Museum) — 59.7 mi, 086° E
- Great Bear Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 63.6 mi, 247° SW · 287k acres
- Running Eagle Falls (Viewpoint) — 68.4 mi, 270° W
- Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea Memorial (Attraction) — 72.5 mi, 130° SE
- John Mullan Trail Marker (Attraction) — 72.5 mi, 130° SE
- Rider Of The Purple Sage (Attraction) — 72.6 mi, 130° SE
- High Water Mark (Attraction) — 72.6 mi, 130° SE
- Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (National Monument) — 72.8 mi, 131° SE · 507k acres
- Earle E Heikka Museum (Museum) — 72.8 mi, 161° S
- A. Hooker's Gallery (Gallery) — 73.1 mi, 160° S
- QGallery Sixteen (Gallery) — 73.8 mi, 159° S
- American Music (Theatre) — 73.8 mi, 160° S
- Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art (Museum) — 74.0 mi, 159° S
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About This Shelby Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shelby, Montana. Coordinates: 48.505263, -111.856967. 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 Shelby includes the ZIP code (59474), telephone area code (406), county seat of Toole County (Shelby), and school district assignment (Shelby 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
