Colstrip, Montana

About Colstrip

Colstrip, MT is a small town located in southeastern Montana counting 2,063 people who proudly call it home.

Colstrip holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.05 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 509 residents per square mile.

📰 Colstrip News Today

• NorthWestern Energy now owns an extra 592 megawatts of Colstrip. What’s its plan for doubling down on coal? Montana Free Press · Jan 15
• A Montana Utility’s Coal Addiction Costs Ratepayers Millions Sierra Club · Dec 5
• Colstrip Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Inside WA’s messy breakup with Montana coal country The Seattle Times · Feb 22
• Carol Oberth Obituary (1939 - 2026) - Colstrip, MT - Forsyth Independent Press Legacy | Obituary · Sep 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Montana headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Colstrip Unique

• The only place in America named Colstrip — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern Montana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Montana — one of 497 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 2+ neighboring communities within 23 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Colstrip

• June's Bungalow
• K&K Chinese Cafe — chinese
• Rizo's — steak house
• Shannon's Gifts & Espresso (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Schoolhouse History & Art Center · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Colstrip

• Antelope Park reviews ★
• BLM · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Big Timber Park reviews ★
• Cherry Street Plaza reviews ★
• Cottonwood Park reviews ★
• Court Park reviews ★
• Firemans Park reviews ★
• Hollister Park reviews ★
• Laramie Park reviews ★
• North Park reviews ★
• Obert Rye Park reviews ★
• Piedmont Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Colstrip

• Colstrip High School
• Frank Brattin Middle Schl
• Pine Butte Elementary Sch

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Colstrip

🏘️ Nearby Communities