Sidney Montana Map

About Sidney, Montana

Sidney is a locality in Richland County, Montana, United States. It has a population of approximately 6,171. The population density is 732.3 people per km². Sidney is located at 47.7167°N, 104.1563°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59270.

Sidney rests on the high plains, a sprawl of low-slung buildings beneath a sky that seems to stretch forever, a vast blue canvas painted with wisps of cloud that drift on winds born of distance. It lies 38.8 miles south-west of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 220°T), and is situated 11.0 miles south-south-west of Fairview. The land here is a study in muted tones: tawny grasses that ripple like a dry sea, punctuated by the darker green of irrigated fields that trace veins of life across the broad, open country. The air, when the wind stills, carries the faint, sweet scent of alfalfa and the dry, mineral tang of the earth itself. Evenings bring a particular kind of light, a slow burn of gold and rose that bleeds across the horizon, softening the hard edges of silos and grain elevators, imbuing the mundane with a quiet, fleeting beauty. This is a place shaped by the insistent pull of the Yellowstone River, a ribbon of muddy water that has sustained life and agriculture for generations, its banks a cradle for early settlements and the eventual founding of Sidney. The economy here is tied to the soil, to the robust yield of sugar beets, wheat, and barley that are the lifeblood of the surrounding ranches and farms, their bounty processed and shipped from the town's sturdy industrial core. A palpable sense of hard work and self-reliance permeates the streets, a legacy of the pioneers who carved their existence from this formidable landscape, and the oil and gas industries that have, in more recent times, brought a different kind of boom and bustle to the region, a constant hum beneath the surface of everyday life.

About This Sidney Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sidney, Montana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.716684, -104.156325. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Sidney and Richland County.

Detailed location data for Sidney includes the ZIP code (59270), telephone area code (406), county seat of Richland County (Sidney), and school district assignment (Sidney Elementary School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Sidney is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.