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Welcome to Miles City ...

The city of Miles City is located in Custer County<1> and is the County Seat for Custer County.


We aren't confident of the location of Miles City, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Miles City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Miles City has a population of 8,231 people<3> (see below for details).

Miles City is 2,380 feet [725 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Miles City is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Miles City is within the boundaries of the (406) area code.

The ZIP code for Miles City: 59301<5>

Websites for Miles City ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.mcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Miles City, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Miles City had an population of 8,231 people. This is a decrease of 2.13% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Miles City had a population of 8,410 people (or 71.89% of the total population of Custer County). This makes Miles City the county's most populous community.

The population of Miles City represents 0.85% of the population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,410 people, the population of Miles City has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,487 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Miles City.

Communities Also Named Miles City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Miles City - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near Miles City ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Miles City.

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Miles City. Our list includes 32 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Miles City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Miles City ...

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

Adding Miles City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Miles City post office opened in 1877.

We also found Miles City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Miles City.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Custer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Miles City.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Miles City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 city (such as Miles City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Miles City or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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