PlevnaMT
The town, settled in 1909, counts 171 residents.
Is Plevna a good place to live?
No town among the 43 in Montana we compare has a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Plevna. Plevna has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
171 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Plevna: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Plevna, and how to reach them.
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 Plevna.
A typical Plevna home is worth about $229K
In Plevna, 82% of households own their home, where Montana’s towns sit at 64% and U.S. towns at 73%. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 17% in value.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The schools Plevna’s kids attend
The Plevna K-12 Schools runs its public schools. Below: Two of its 3 schools, each with why it was picked.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plevna SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 60 | B+ |
| Plevna High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 27 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
More children than Montana overall
Children under 18 are 38% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 4% of residents (20% statewide). In Plevna, 45% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more, above both Montana’s towns (30%) and U.S. towns (29%). The town’s age of the median resident is 31.4 years. It has lost 4.5% of its people since 2020, down to 171 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Plevna | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31.4 years | 38.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 30% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 11% and 74% women
The Census survey reached too few of Plevna’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±31.6 points. Across Montana, 49.3% of residents are women.
| Plevna | MT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 26.8% | 10% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 22.5% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.6% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.7% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.6% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 3.8% | 12.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0.5% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.8% | 5.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 9.3% | 27.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 33.3% | 22.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.6% | 9.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31.8% | 23.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.2% | 12% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Top of a low hazard risk in Plevna: cold waves
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Plevna once, in 2011. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Just over three fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 25%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Plevna brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 86° and January nights of 6°, with about 34 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Plevna’s working residents commute to Baker
Plevna’s average commute comes in at 19 minutes. Jobs based locally fell to 51 in 2023, 62 fewer than in 2013. Half the trips to work are shorter than 12 miles. The top destinations are Baker (35%), Wibaux (4%) and Sidney (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Plevna is
Among adults in Plevna, 22% binge drink. Just over two thirds of Plevna adults had a checkup this year.
| Plevna | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Plevna | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 8.1% | 9.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Plevna
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Plevna; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Plevna residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
About Plevna
Town in Montana, United States
Plevna is a town in Fallon County, Montana, United States. The population was 179 at the 2020 census. Plevna was founded in 1909 along the Milwaukee Road transcontinental rail line known as the Pacific Extension. Bulgarian railroad workers named the town after the city of Pleven in Bulgaria.
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- Established
- 1909
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,808 ft
- ZIP code
- 59344
- Area code
- 406
Questions about Plevna
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Plevna, MT a good place to live?
Plevna has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.