Welcome to Harlem ...

The city of Harlem is located in Blaine County<1> (at the time of its founding, Harlem was located in Chouteau County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harlem, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Harlem has a population of 795 people<2> (see below for details).

Harlem is 2,360 feet [719 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Harlem is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Harlem lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Harlem is within the boundaries of the (406) area code.

The ZIP code for Harlem: 59526<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harlem had an population of 795 people. This is a decrease of 1.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harlem had a population of 808 people (or 12.45% of the total population of Blaine County). This makes Harlem the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Harlem represents 0.08% of the total population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 67th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 808 people, the population of Harlem decreased 4.72% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 848 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Harlem.

Communities Also Named Harlem ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Harlem - they are located in California, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Missouri, New York (2), North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harlem.

Communities near Harlem ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Harlem.

• Zurich
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
  • Zurich is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zurich <5>
• Chinook
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinook
  • Chinook is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chinook <5>
• Hogeland
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeland
  • Hogeland is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hogeland <5>
• Dodson
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
  • Dodson is located in Phillips County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <5>
• Turner
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Turner is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <5>
• Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
  • Cherry Ridge is located in Blaine County
  • Cherry Ridge has also been known as:
  • Cherry Ridge Ranch

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Harlem. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harlem.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harlem. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harlem.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harlem. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Harlem.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harlem ...

Looking for more information about Harlem? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Harlem, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harlem.

Adding Harlem to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harlem in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Harlem was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Harlem post office opened in 1890.

We also found Harlem in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harlem.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harlem. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/