Zortman Montana Map

About Zortman, Montana

Zortman is a locality in Phillips County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 82. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Zortman is located at 47.9167°N, 108.5090°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59546.

Zortman emerges from the high plains as a collection of weathered structures clinging to the edge of a rugged, uplifted landscape where Ruby Creek carves a persistent path through the limestone and earth. It lies 132.2 miles east-northeast of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 76°T), and is situated 42.8 miles southwest of Malta. The air here holds a sharp, thin clarity, often gilded by a late-afternoon light that turns the dry grasses into fields of pale copper. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Rocky Mountains shadows the horizon, while the immediate geography is defined by the steep, narrow descent of Pony Gulch. Travelers seeking the stillness of water might find their way toward The Plunge, a silent basin six miles distant that mirrors the immense, cloud-swept sky of the high country.

Zortman carries the heavy, quiet gravity of its past, defined largely by the scars and subsequent healing of the Zortman/landusky Mine Reclamation Area of Critical Environmental Concern that occupies the immediate surroundings. The economy, once fueled by the deep extraction of mineral wealth, has shifted toward a slower, more deliberate rhythm, where the day is measured by the movement of shadows across the reclamation slopes rather than the whistle of a mill. Life in Zortman remains tethered to the land’s transformation, a place where the persistent reclamation efforts serve as a reminder of the human desire to mend what was once broken. Here, the silence of the high plains is rarely interrupted, allowing the wind to reclaim a territory that feels both solitary and enduring in its isolation.

About This Zortman Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Zortman, Montana. Coordinates: 47.916736, -108.509021. 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 Zortman includes the ZIP code (59546), telephone area code (406), county seat of Phillips County (Malta), and school district assignment (Malta 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.