Turah Montana Map

About Turah, Montana

Turah is a locality in Missoula County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 543. The population density is 146.8 people per km². Turah is located at 46.8360°N, 113.8301°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59825.

Turah rests at the broad mouth of Lolo Creek as it spills into the Missoula Valley, a place where the Flint Creek Range begins its gradual, forested ascent to the west and the valley floor spreads out, a checkerboard of fields and meadows under a vast Montana sky. It lies 8.1 miles east-south-east of Missoula, MT (from Missoula, MT: bearing 108°T), and is situated 5.9 miles east-south-east of East Missoula. The air here, especially as the sun dips, carries the scent of pine needles warmed by the day's heat and the faint, clean smell of the creek. The land itself is a study in patient erosion, the creek having sculpted a gentle fan of gravel and silt over millennia, now softened by grasses that turn pale gold in the late afternoon light. Distant ridges, softened by distance and a haze of evergreen, form a constant, silent backdrop to the quiet activity of Turah. The history of Turah is tied to the fertile ground and the water that nourishes it, with early settlers drawn to the promise of agriculture in this sheltered pocket of western Montana. The local economy, while not bustling, remains rooted in the land, with ranches and farms still defining the open spaces that surround the scattered homes and businesses. The nearby presence of the Lolo National Forest offers a constant reminder of the wilder country that begins just beyond the valley's edge, a place for recreation and a source of timber in years past. Turah retains a sense of quiet persistence, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life more than any clock.

About This Turah Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Turah, Montana — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 46.836037, -113.830102. 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 Turah and Missoula County.

Detailed location data for Turah includes the ZIP code (59802), telephone area code (406), county seat of Missoula County (Missoula), and school district assignment (Missoula High 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 Turah is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.