Welcome to Sun Prairie ...
Sun Prairie is located in Phillips County<1>.
The location of Sun Prairie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sun Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
A typical abbreviation for Sun Prairie: Sun Pr.
Sun Prairie is 2,370 feet [722 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Sun Prairie is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Sun Prairie lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Sun Prairie: (406)
Communities Also Named Sun Prairie ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Sun Prairie: This one is located in Phillips County and the other is located in Cascade County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sun Prairie.
Adding Sun Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sun Prairie 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 Sun Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Sun Prairie post office opened in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sun Prairie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sun Prairie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Phillips, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sun Prairie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |