BoydMT
A town of 9, settled in 1909.
Is Boyd a good place to live?
100% of households own their home in Boyd, above both the Montana town median (64%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Boyd has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
9 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Boyd: who provides what
Boyd is unincorporated, so Carbon County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Boyd.
In Boyd, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Montana or U.S. town
At 91 of 100, Boyd’s FEMA risk score is against 41 of 100 in Montana’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Boyd has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Boyd has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 15° and about 51 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Boyd is
Boyd beats the Montana average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 21% of Boyd adults binge drink.
| Boyd | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Boyd | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.2% | 12.3% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.1% | 6.5% |
| More adults with high blood pressure | 37.6% | 31.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Boyd
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Boyd; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Boyd residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
About Boyd
Unincorporated community in Montana, United States
Boyd is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Carbon County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Boyd had a population of 19. Boyd was a stop on the Northern Pacific Railway en route to Red Lodge. A post office was first established at Boyd on March 12, 1909, with Roland N. Doughty as the town's first postmaster. Since December 3, 1965, the office has operated as a rural station or a CPO of Roberts with the ZIP code of 59013. As a station for the Northern Pacific Railway, Boyd prospered. Once travel by automobile became common, the town's economy declined. Situated on U.S. Route 212, Boyd is about 21 miles from Red Lodge. The turnoff to Cooney Reservoir is in …
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,037 ft
- ZIP code
- 59013
Questions about Boyd
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Is Boyd, MT a good place to live?
Boyd has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.