Canyon Creek, Montana Explained

Official Name:Canyon Creek, Montana
Pushpin Map:Montana#USA
Pushpin Label:Canyon Creek
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Montana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lewis and Clark
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.90
Area Land Km2:1.90
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.73
Area Land Sq Mi:0.73
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:47
Population Density Km2:24.79
Population Density Sq Mi:64.21
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:-6
Elevation Ft:4347
Coordinates:46.8056°N -112.2644°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:59633
Area Code:406
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:806908

Canyon Creek is a small community of less than 200 citizens in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. Canyon Creek is located along Secondary Highway 279, northwest of Helena. The community has an Antique and General Store with a U.S. Post Office, Volunteer Fire Station, Elementary School and a RV Park; it has a zip code of 59633.[2] [3]

The community's name comes from a nearby tributary of the Missouri River, which flows through a canyon.[4]

Education

The elementary school district is Trinity Elementary School District, and the high school district is Helena High School District.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 5, 2022.
  2. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.
  3. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. July 9, 2014. April 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190428153255/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  4. Web site: Canyon Creek. Montana Official State Travel Site. Montana Office of Tourism. July 9, 2014.
  5. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lewis and Clark County, MT. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-03-14.