Welcome to Lambert ...

Lambert is located in Richland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lambert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Lambert is 2,370 feet [722 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Lambert is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Lambert (for example, toward Alexander (ND)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Lambert: (406)

The ZIP code for Lambert: 59243<3>

Communities Also Named Lambert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Lambert - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Lambert ...

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

• Enid
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
  • Enid is located in Richland County
• Crane
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <4>
• Piche
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piche
  • Piche is located in Richland County
• Knife River
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River
  • Knife River is located in Richland County
• Richey
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
  • Richey is located in Dawson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richey <4>
• Savage
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Savage is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <4>
• Sidney
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Bloomfield
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
• Fairview
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
• Harding
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
  • Harding is located in McKenzie County (ND)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lambert ...

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

Adding Lambert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lambert 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 Lambert was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lambert post office opened in 1914.

We also found Lambert on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Montana (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lambert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Richland County: www.richland.org/

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