Virginia City Montana Map

About Virginia City, Montana

Virginia City is a locality in Madison County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 219. The population density is 89.0 people per km². Virginia City is located at 45.2938°N, 111.9461°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Virginia City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59755.

Virginia City occupies a rugged stretch of high-altitude terrain where the persistent murmur of Daylight Creek serves as a constant, rhythmic companion to the landscape. It lies 50.0 miles southwest of Belgrade, MT (from Belgrade, MT: bearing 228°T), and is situated 34.1 miles east of Dillon. The earth here is defined by wide, sun-bleached horizons and the austere beauty of the surrounding plains, which rise toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Madison Range twenty-six miles away. High above the valley floor, the air carries a crisp, thin clarity that sharpens the edges of every weathered wooden facade, while the nearby Browns Gulch deepens the shadows that gather as the sun dips below the western rim. Five miles to the east, the stillness of Reservoir Lake reflects the vast, untroubled sky, anchoring a region where the silence of the high country is only broken by the shifting of the wind through dry grasses.

Virginia City stands as the primary anchor for the Virginia City Historic District Area of Critical Environmental Concern, a designation that preserves the physical memory of a frantic era defined by the sudden, feverish extraction of gold from the earth. The local economy, once fueled by the violent industry of mining, now turns upon the slow, deliberate preservation of its own past, welcoming those who wish to walk the same boardwalks that felt the heavy tread of prospectors and pioneers. The rhythm of daily life moves with a patient, deliberate pace, far removed from the clamor of modern commerce, as the residents maintain the remnants of a frontier that refused to vanish. This enduring sense of continuity binds the present to the rough-hewn origins of the locale, ensuring that the legacy of those who first arrived in these hills remains a tangible, visible part of the Virginia City experience.

About This Virginia City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Virginia City, Montana. Coordinates: 45.293814, -111.946091. 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 Virginia City includes the ZIP code (59755), telephone area code (406), county seat of Madison County (Virginia City), and school district assignment (Ennis 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.