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Welcome to Hungry Horse ...

Hungry Horse is located in Flathead County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hungry Horse, you might consider that their post office opened in 1948.

Hungry Horse is 3,100 feet [945 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hungry Horse is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Hungry Horse: 406

The ZIP code for Hungry Horse: 59919<3>

Communities near Hungry Horse ...

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

  • Kalispell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitefish
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Columbia Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Halfmoon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Halfmoon is located in Flathead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfmoon
  • West Glacier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Creston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Hill Village
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Hill Village is located in Flathead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Village
  • Rhodes
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Rhodes is located in Flathead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
  • Bear Creek Village
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bear Creek Village is located in Flathead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hungry Horse ...

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

Adding Hungry Horse to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hungry Horse post office opened in 1948. The Hungry Horse post office closed in 1981.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hungry Horse.

Footnotes ...

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