Welcome to Sidney ...

The city of Sidney is located in Richland County<1> and is the County Seat for Richland County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sidney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sidney has a population of 6,255 people<2> (see below for details).

Sidney is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Sidney and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Sidney: (406)

The ZIP code for Sidney: 59270<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sidney had an population of 6,255 people. This is an increase of 20.5% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sidney had a population of 5,191 people (or 53.26% of the total population of Richland County). This makes Sidney the county's most populous community.

The population of Sidney represents 0.52% of the total population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 16th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,191 people, the population of Sidney increased 8.73% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,774 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sidney.

Communities Also Named Sidney ...

While we believe that this Sidney is located in Richland County, we know of another 2 Montana communities named Sidney. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chouteau and Dawson County.

Beyond Montana, there are 38 communities that are also named Sidney - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota (2), Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Sidney ...

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

• Fairview
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <6>
• Piche
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piche
  • Piche is located in Richland County
• Crane
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
  • Crane is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <6>
• Harding
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
  • Harding is located in McKenzie County (ND)
• Cartwright
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Cartwright is located in McKenzie County (ND)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartwright <6>
• Dore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dore
  • Dore is located in McKenzie County (ND)
• Savage
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
  • Savage is located in Richland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <6>
• Knife River
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• Charbonneau
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charbonneau
  • Charbonneau is located in McKenzie County (ND)
• Fox Lake
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
  • Fox Lake is located in Richland County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sidney. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sidney.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sidney ...

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

Adding Sidney to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sidney post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sidney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sidney. 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/