Three Forks, MT: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Three Forks is a city in Gallatin County, Montana, United States and is located within the watershed valley system of both the Missouri and Mississippi rivers drainage basins — and is historically considered the birthplace or start of the Missouri River. The population was 1,989 at the 2020 census. The city of Three Forks is named so because it lies geographically near the point, in nearby Missouri Headwaters State Park, where the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin rivers converge to form the Missouri River — the longest single river in North America, as well as the major portion of the Missouri–Mississippi River System from the headwaters near Three Forks to its discharge into the Gulf of Me…

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Town numbers

ZIP code59752

Area code406

Living in Three Forks

Housing in Three Forks

$557K▲ 1.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Three Forks home is worth about $557,000, up 1.8% in a year, 18% above the Montana typical home.

Only 2 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Health in Three Forks

Compared with Montana

1better than MT

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 31 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 11 close Habits all close Care all close Mind all close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

25.9%Fewer adults with obesityMT 31.4% · better

Care nearby

Bozeman Health Deaconess HospitalBozeman · 29.9 mi · ER

One Health - BelgradeBelgrade · 19.7 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Three Forks · CMS · HRSAHealth in Three Forks →

Schools in Three Forks

All Three Forks schools →

B⁻

School Grade B-

The public schools Three Forks’s kids attend trail 53% of Montana’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

DistrictThree Forks ElemSchools3

Three Forks Elem School BElementary · Grades PK–5 · 361 students Three Forks 7-8 C+Middle · Grades 6–8 · 182 students Three Forks High School BHigh · Grades 9–12 · 251 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.