Welcome to Swiftcurrent ...

Swiftcurrent is located in Glacier County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Swiftcurrent, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Swiftcurrent is 4,930 feet [1,503 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Swiftcurrent is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Swiftcurrent: 406

Communities near Swiftcurrent ...

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

• Rising Sun
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
  • Rising Sun is located in Glacier County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rising Sun
  • From Swiftcurrent to Rising Sun
• Babb
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb
  • Babb is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Babb <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Babb
  • From Swiftcurrent to Babb
• Saint Mary
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
  • Saint Mary is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Mary
  • From Swiftcurrent to Saint Mary
• Chief Mountain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Mountain
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chief Mountain
  • From Swiftcurrent to Chief Mountain
• Carway
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carway
• Waterton Park
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterton Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton Park
• Beazer
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beazer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beazer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beazer <3>
• Mountain View
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mountain View
  • From Swiftcurrent to Mountain View
• Kiowa
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
  • Kiowa is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kiowa
  • From Swiftcurrent to Kiowa
• West Glacier
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glacier
  • West Glacier is located in Flathead County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Glacier <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Glacier
  • From Swiftcurrent to West Glacier

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swiftcurrent ...

Looking for more information about Swiftcurrent? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Swiftcurrent, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Swiftcurrent.

Adding Swiftcurrent to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Swiftcurrent post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Swiftcurrent.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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