Welcome to East Glacier Park ...

The village of East Glacier Park is located in Glacier County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Glacier Park, you might consider that their post office opened in 1950.

A typical abbreviation for East Glacier Park: E. Glacier Park

East Glacier Park is 4,790 feet [1,460 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of East Glacier Park is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for East Glacier Park: 406

The ZIP code for East Glacier Park: 59434<3>

Communities near East Glacier Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Glacier Park.

Browning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Browning is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Browning <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Browning
- From East Glacier Park to Browning
Kiowa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kiowa is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kiowa
- From East Glacier Park to Kiowa
Starr School
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Starr School is located in Glacier County
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South Browning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Browning is located in Glacier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Browning
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Browning
- From East Glacier Park to South Browning
North Browning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Browning is located in Glacier County
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McCarthyville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McCarthyville is located in Flathead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarthyville
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McCarthyville
- From East Glacier Park to McCarthyville
Heart Butte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heart Butte is located in Pondera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Butte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heart Butte <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Heart Butte
- From East Glacier Park to Heart Butte
Essex
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Essex is located in Flathead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Essex
- From East Glacier Park to Essex
Rising Sun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Glacier County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rising Sun
- From East Glacier Park to Rising Sun
Saint Mary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Mary is located in Glacier County
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saint Mary
- From East Glacier Park to Saint Mary

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Glacier Park ...

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

Adding East Glacier Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Glacier Park 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 East Glacier Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Glacier Park post office opened in 1950.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Glacier Park.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Glacier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Glacier Park - 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 village (such as East Glacier Park). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Glacier Park 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/