York Montana Map

About York, Montana

York is a locality in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 94. The population density is 110.7 people per km². York is located at 46.7216°N, 111.7519°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59602.

York emerges from the rugged terrain where Trout Creek carves a path through the landscape, defining the character of the immediate surroundings. It lies 16.2 miles east-northeast of Helena, MT (from Helena, MT: bearing 56°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east of Helena Valley Northeast. Dry Gulch provides a stark, narrow corridor that gives way to the broader expanses of the Helena National Forest, which envelopes the region in a dense, quiet mantle of timber and stone. On the distant horizon, the Big Belt Mountains cast long, jagged shadows across the earth as the afternoon light shifts from gold to a bruised, deepening violet. The air here carries a sharp clarity, cooled by the proximity of Hauser Lake, which sits only two miles away and catches the vast sky in its still, mirrored surface.

York maintains a quiet pulse, rooted in a history that favors endurance over expansion. The economy remains tethered to the land and the seasonal rhythms of the forest, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs. Residents and visitors alike often find themselves gravitating toward the Vigilante National Recreation Trail, a seven-mile path that offers a physical connection to the heritage of the territory. Life in York proceeds with a deliberate, steady cadence, where the silence of the woods and the persistent flow of the water dictate the day more than any clock. It is a place where the scale of the environment demands a certain humility, leaving the visitor to reconcile their own smallness against the immense, unchanging backdrop of the Montana wilderness.

About This York Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of York, Montana. Coordinates: 46.721605, -111.751926. 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 York includes the ZIP code (59602), telephone area code (406), county seat of Lewis and Clark County (Helena), and school district assignment (East Helena K-12).

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.