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Welcome to Arlee ...

Arlee is located in Lake County<1> (at the time of its founding, Arlee was located in Missoula County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arlee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Arlee is 3,090 feet [942 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Arlee is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Arlee, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Arlee: 406

The ZIP code for Arlee: 59821<3>

Communities Also Named Arlee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Arlee - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Arlee ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arlee.

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 Arlee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arlee.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arlee. 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 Arlee.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arlee. See our Newspapers Page for Arlee.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arlee ...

Looking for more information about Arlee? 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 Arlee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Arlee.

Adding Arlee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arlee 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 (so far) for Arlee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Arlee post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arlee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arlee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Arlee). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Arlee or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/