East Missoula, Montana

About East Missoula

Set in the western part of Montana, East Missoula is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, East Missoula is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.21 square miles.

📰 East Missoula News Today

• East Missoula Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• East Missoula Rural Fire Department seeking mill levy support to fund operations KPAX News · Feb 27
• Levy keeps East Missoula Rural Fire Department from dissolving dailydispatch.com · May 19
• East Missoula Rural Fire District seeks mill levy to fund operations NBC Montana · Apr 21
• Missoula looks to increase housing with new zoning regulations Montana Free Press · Feb 3

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 East Missoula Unique

• The only place in America named East Missoula — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western Montana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Easy reach of Missoula (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in East Missoula

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in East Missoula

• Drum Coffee — coffee (café)
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Florence Coffee Company — coffee shop (café)
• Madeline's Mediterranean Grille & Street Food — mediterranean
• The Fox Den — american

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Montana Museum of Art and Culture · Museum
• The L · Attraction
• The M · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in East Missoula

• Mount Jumbo Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ben Hughes Park reviews ★
• Bugbee Nature Preserve reviews ★
• Canyon View County Park reviews ★
• Duncan Field reviews ★
• East Missoula Lions Park reviews ★
• Greenough Park reviews ★
• Hell Gate and Missoula Historical Marker reviews ★
• Jacob's Island reviews ★
• McDowell Park reviews ★
• Native Plant Garden · Garden reviews ★
• PEAS Farm · Garden reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of East Missoula

🏘️ Nearby Communities