2026 Rankings

Safest ZIP Codes for Wildfire Smoke in Montana — 2026

Last updated: June 4, 2026

408 ZIP codes ranked by Smoke Risk #1: ZIP 59080 (Carbon County, 9/100) — very_low

Out of 408 ZIP codes in Montana with wildfire data, these have the lowest smoke risk.

Statistic Value
ZIP codes ranked 408
Avg smoke risk (top 100) 21/100

Top 100 ZIP Codes

Rank ZIP City Smoke Risk Risk Level County Fires (5yr)
1 59080 Carbon County 9/100 very_low 0
2 59358 Granite County 10/100 low 0
3 59973 Glacier County 10/100 low 0
4 59444 Galata 11/100 low 0
5 59454 Kevin 11/100 low 0
6 59466 Oilmont 11/100 low 0
7 59482 Sunburst 11/100 low 0
8 59484 Sweet Grass 11/100 low 0
9 59461 Lothair 12/100 low 1
10 59261 Saco 13/100 low 23
11 59522 Chester 13/100 low 1
12 59544 Whitewater 13/100 low 23
13 59241 Hinsdale 14/100 low 10
14 59250 Opheim 15/100 low 10
15 59273 Vandalia 15/100 low 10
16 59529 Hogeland 15/100 low 35
17 59542 Turner 16/100 low 35
18 59545 Whitlash 16/100 low 1
19 59435 Ethridge 17/100 low 0
20 59456 Ledger 17/100 low 0
21 59474 Shelby 17/100 low 0
22 59531 Joplin 17/100 low 1
23 59537 Loring 18/100 low 23
24 59773 Bozeman 18/100 low 1
25 59486 Valier 19/100 low 3
26 59528 Hingham 19/100 low 40
27 59530 Inverness 19/100 low 40
28 59540 Rudyard 19/100 low 40
29 59717 Bozeman 19/100 low 1
30 59719 Bozeman 19/100 low 1
31 59240 Glentana 20/100 low 10
32 59427 Cut Bank 20/100 low 14
33 59432 Dupuyer 20/100 low 3
34 59501 Havre 20/100 low 40
35 59011 Big Timber 21/100 low 7
36 59018 Clyde Park 21/100 low 1
37 59047 Livingston 21/100 low 1
38 59230 Glasgow 21/100 low 10
39 59231 Saint Marie 21/100 low 10
40 59411 Babb 21/100 low 14
41 59433 Dutton 21/100 low 4
42 59442 Fort Benton 21/100 low 37
43 59448 Heart Butte 21/100 low 3
44 59460 Loma 21/100 low 37
45 59055 Melville 22/100 low 7
46 59221 Fairview 22/100 low 15
47 59244 Larslan 22/100 low 10
48 59260 Richland 22/100 low 10
49 59467 Pendroy 22/100 low 4
50 59468 Power 22/100 low 4
51 59547 Zurich 22/100 low 35
52 59215 Circle 23/100 low 58
53 59243 Lambert 23/100 low 15
54 59248 Nashua 23/100 low 10
55 59270 Sidney 23/100 low 15
56 59436 Fairfield 23/100 low 4
57 59715 Bozeman 23/100 low 1
58 59730 Gallatin Gateway 23/100 low 1
59 59758 West Yellowstone 23/100 low 1
60 59772 Bozeman 23/100 low 1
61 59086 Wilsall 24/100 low 4
62 59275 Westby 24/100 low 9
63 59416 Brady 24/100 low 3
64 59418 Buffalo 24/100 low 27
65 59525 Gildford 24/100 low 40
66 59641 Radersburg 24/100 low 8
67 59643 Toston 24/100 low 8
68 59714 Belgrade 24/100 low 1
69 59718 Bozeman 24/100 low 1
70 59771 Bozeman 24/100 low 1
71 59053 Martinsdale 25/100 moderate 4
72 59219 Dagmar 25/100 moderate 9
73 59311 Alzada 25/100 moderate 37
74 59425 Conrad 25/100 moderate 3
75 59524 Dodson 25/100 moderate 23
76 59532 Kremlin 25/100 moderate 40
77 59538 Malta 25/100 moderate 23
78 59642 Ringling 25/100 moderate 4
79 59741 Manhattan 25/100 moderate 1
80 59020 Cooke City 26/100 moderate 1
81 59027 Emigrant 26/100 moderate 1
82 59030 Gardiner 26/100 moderate 1
83 59036 Harlowton 26/100 moderate 1
84 59065 Pray 26/100 moderate 1
85 59074 Ryegate 26/100 moderate 2
86 59081 Silver Gate 26/100 moderate 1
87 59082 Springdale 26/100 moderate 1
88 59085 Two Dot 26/100 moderate 1
89 59211 Antelope 26/100 moderate 9
90 59242 Homestead 26/100 moderate 9
91 59247 Medicine Lake 26/100 moderate 9
92 59252 Outlook 26/100 moderate 9
93 59253 Peerless 26/100 moderate 3
94 59254 Plentywood 26/100 moderate 9
95 59256 Raymond 26/100 moderate 9
96 59258 Reserve 26/100 moderate 9
97 59401 Great Falls 26/100 moderate 7
98 59402 Malmstrom A F B 26/100 moderate 7
99 59403 Great Falls 26/100 moderate 7
100 59404 Great Falls 26/100 moderate 7

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