| Official Name: | Silver Star, Montana |
| Pushpin Map: | Montana#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Silver Star |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Montana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Madison |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.19 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.19 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.46 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.46 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 46 |
| Population Density Km2: | 38.64 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 100.00 |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 4570 |
| Coordinates: | 45.6903°N -112.2831°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 59751 |
| Area Code: | 406 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 790533 |
| Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 30-68500 |
Silver Star is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Madison County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 46.[2] It is located on Montana Highway 41, 10miles north-northeast of Twin Bridges and southwest of Whitehall. The community has a post office with ZIP code 59751.[3] [4]
Green Campbell made the first gold discovery in this area in 1866. The community was named for the Silver Star mining claim.[5] The post office opened in 1869.
Silver Star is in northwestern Madison County, on the west bank of the Jefferson River, one of the three headwater tributaries of the Missouri River. The Highland Mountains rise to the west of the community. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Silver Star CDP has an area of 0.46sqmi, all land.[1]