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InvernessMT

Home to 39 people, the town was settled in 1909.

Is Inverness a good place to live?

Inverness’ age of the median resident is 66.2 years, above both Montana’s towns (38.9 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 43 in Montana we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Inverness. Inverness has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

39 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
JoplinJoplinInverness
Getting set up

Moving to Inverness: who provides what

Inverness is unincorporated, so Hill County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNorthWestern Energy14.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHill County Water DistrictsNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHill CountyHill County provides services here
SchoolsChester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary School DistrictChester-Joplin-Inverness High School District2 districts serve Inverness; 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 hereHill County Election AdministratorHill County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2023
ZIP code5953059530 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 Inverness.

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: very low risk in Inverness, mostly cold waves

Inverness’ natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 13 of 100. Expected losses in Inverness break down as 53% from cold waves and 39% from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Inverness once, in 2011.

13risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
13Very low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here

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

Climate

Inverness has four seasons and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 6° and about 35 inches of snow falls in a winter.

35″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter8–31°
Spring28–54°
Summer49–79°
Fall29–55°
Sep 19
typical first frost
May 21
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Inverness stands out in Montana and nationally: a larger share of its adults have high blood pressure

The share of adults in Inverness who smoke cigarettes: 17%. Among 42 Montana towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Inverness. In Inverness, 17% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 35% feel lonely. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Inverness is ahead of Montana on 1 and behind on 10.

InvernessMontana townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%32%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)17%14%14%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)35%31%33%
Depression (CDC PLACES)27%25%23%
32 measures vs. Montana
1 better21 too close to call10 worse
What stands outInvernessMT
More adults treating high blood pressure77.6%73.4%
More adults with COPD9.7%7%
Logan Health - Chester
12.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

0% of Inverness is conserved land

3.8 miles of trail. Inverness’ density of trails comes in at 1.0 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 2,476 acres
3.8 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Inverness

15pages on Inverness
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Inverness; the nearest are

About Inverness

CDP in Montana, United States

Inverness is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hill County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Inverness had a population of 77. It was named after a city in Scotland.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
3.9 sq mi
Elevation
3,297 ft
ZIP code
59530

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Is Inverness, MT a good place to live?

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