Welcome to Kila ...

Kila is located in Flathead County<1>.

The pronunciation of Kila: KY-lah<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kila, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Kila is 3,190 feet [972 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Kila is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Kila: 406

The ZIP code for Kila: 59920<4>

Communities near Kila ...

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

• Kalispell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalispell
  • Kalispell is located in Flathead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalispell <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kalispell
  • From Kila to Kalispell
• Forest Hill Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Village
  • Forest Hill Village is located in Flathead County
• Marion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marion
  • From Kila to Marion
• Evergreen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Evergreen is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <5>
• Rhodes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
  • Rhodes is located in Flathead County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rhodes
  • From Kila to Rhodes
• Somers
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
  • Somers is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somers <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Somers
  • From Kila to Somers
• Lake Mary Ronan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mary Ronan
  • Lake Mary Ronan is located in Lake County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lake Mary Ronan
  • From Kila to Lake Mary Ronan
• Lakeside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lakeside is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeside <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lakeside
  • From Kila to Lakeside
• Creston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Creston
  • From Kila to Creston
• Proctor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
  • Proctor is located in Lake County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Proctor
  • From Kila to Proctor

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kila ...

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

Adding Kila to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kila 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 Kila was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Kila post office opened in 1901.

We also found Kila on a map titled Shell Oil Map of Montana (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kila.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Flathead County: www.co.flathead.mt.us/

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