BoydMT
A town of 9, settled in 1909.
Is Boyd a good place to live?
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
73% of Boyd’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 10%. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2011. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 91% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Boyd’s year
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 15°, with about 51 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Boyd is
In Boyd, 13% of adults smoke cigarettes, against 14% in Montana’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. Of 32 CDC measures, Boyd beats the Montana average on 6 and trails it on 1. Also worth knowing: the share of adults in Boyd who binge drink: 21%.
| Boyd | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 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
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.