Philipsburg is a town in and the county seat of Granite County, Montana, United States. The population was 841 at the 2020 census. The town was named after the famous mining engineer Philip Deidesheimer, who designed and supervised the construction of the ore smelter around which the town originally formed. He platted the townsite in 1867.

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Town numbers

ZIP code59858

Area code406

Living in Philipsburg

Housing in Philipsburg

$468K▲ 3.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Philipsburg home is worth about $468,000, up 3.8% in a year, close to the Montana typical home.

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Work & commute in Philipsburg

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About one in 4 of Philipsburg’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Missoula (8%), Anaconda-Deer Lodge County (7%) and Billings (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Missoula

Anaconda-Deer Lodge County

Billings

Great Falls

26%Work in townlive and work in Philipsburg 17 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 336Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Philipsburg

Compared with Montana

1better than MT·5worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 26 are too close to call.

Conditions 5▼ 7 close Habits all close Care 1▲ 6 close Mind all close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

77.4%More adults treating high blood pressureMT 73.4% · better 8.2%More adults with heart diseaseMT 6.6% · worse

Care nearby

Granite County Medical CenterPhilipsburg · 8.8 mi · ER · rural critical access

Blacktail Health - Anaconda ClinicAnaconda · 21.6 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Philipsburg

High

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities.

🏔️ Avalanches🔥 Wildfire🌊 Inland flooding

0Does Philipsburg flood?no paid flood claims on record NoneDisasters that paid out hereof 6 declared for Granite County

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Climate in Philipsburg

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Philipsburg has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 75 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

33° / 12°Winter

52° / 26°Spring

76° / 41°Summer

54° / 26°Fall

How much snow does Philipsburg get?About 75 inches a winter.Rain & snow →Does it ever freeze?In about 100% of years.Frost →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.4° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Philipsburg

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School Grade B-

The public schools Philipsburg’s kids attend trail 53% of Montana’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictPhilipsburg K-12 SchoolsSchools3

Philipsburg School B-Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 100 students Philipsburg 7-8Middle · Grades 7–8 · 24 students Granite High School CHigh · Grades 9–12 · 56 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within MT. Ratings are from neighbors.