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Coffee CreekMT

With 61 residents, this town was settled in 1914.

Is Coffee Creek a good place to live?

86% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Coffee Creek, where Montana’s towns sit at 30% and U.S. towns at 29%. No town among the 43 in Montana we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Coffee Creek. Coffee Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

61 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Getting set up

Moving to Coffee Creek: who provides what

Coffee Creek is unincorporated, so Fergus County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNorthWestern Energy14.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesFergus CountyFergus County provides services here
SchoolsDenton High School DistrictDenton Elementary School District2 districts serve Coffee Creek; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteIn personMontana has no online registration; you can register in person up to and including Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereFergus County Election AdministratorFergus County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP code5942459424 100%Census 2020

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 Coffee Creek.

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Coffee Creek is cold waves, at a low overall level

Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 71% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Coffee Creek, 49% come from cold waves and 37% from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Coffee Creek once, in 2011.

29risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
29Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Coffee Creek, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 12°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a winter.

45″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–37°
Spring30–56°
Summer49–80°
Fall31–59°
Sep 11
typical first frost
Jun 1
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Coffee Creek stands out in Montana and nationally, with fewer of its adults who report frequent mental distress

Coffee Creek: 12% of adults smoke cigarettes. Among 42 Montana towns, just one has a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Coffee Creek. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Coffee Creek is ahead of Montana on 15 and behind on 8.

Coffee CreekMontana townsU.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)12%18%17%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)47%32%35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)25%31%33%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)26%32%36%
32 measures vs. Montana
15 better9 too close to call8 worse
What stands outCoffee CreekMT
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity5.2%9.1%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off4%6.5%
More adults with heart disease11.6%6.6%
Central Montana Medical Center
36.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

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Everything we know about Coffee Creek

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After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Coffee Creek; the nearest are

About Coffee Creek

Census-Designated Place in Montana, United States

Coffee Creek is an unincorporated community in Fergus County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Coffee Creek had a population of 22. It is located along Montana Highway 81 in west central Fergus County, several miles northwest of Denton. Coffee Creek has a post office with the ZIP code 59424.

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Elevation
3,609 ft
ZIP code
59424

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Is Coffee Creek, MT a good place to live?

Coffee Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.