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SčilípMT

A town in Montana.

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Land area
7 sq mi

Is Sčilíp a good place to live?

Only one of the 43 Montana towns we compare has a higher January low than Sčilíp. Sčilíp’s density of trails is 1.1 miles per square mile, where Montana’s towns sit at 0.6 and U.S. towns at 0.4. We don’t grade Sčilíp yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Sčilíp: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Sčilíp, and how to reach them.

PowerUSBIA-Mission Valley Power9.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTown of Dixon water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers24% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsCharlo High School DistrictDixon Elementary School District2 districts serve Sčilíp; 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 hereSanders County Election AdministratorSanders County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2025
ZIP code5983159831 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 Sčilíp.

Climate

The climate in Sčilíp brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 21° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.

49″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–36°
Spring34–59°
Summer50–83°
Fall34–59°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageSčilíp’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 21°Rain & snow49″ of snow a winter · 13 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Schools

The schools Sčilíp’s kids attend

One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The public schools here belong to the Dixon Elementary District.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Dixon ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6Grades PK–632D
Full pageSčilíp’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page
The districtsDixon ElemVs. the neighbors1 bordering townEvery school2 schools · Dixon ElementaryQuestions“Are Sčilíp’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: moderate risk in Sčilíp, mostly inland flooding

Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 58% of U.S. communities. 42% of Sčilíp’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 30%.

58risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
58Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesEarthquakes
Full pageSčilíp’s hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters13 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready0.7 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

3.8% of Sčilíp is conserved land

7.7 miles of trail.

3.8%conserved
3.8%
conserved · 169 of 4,388 acres
7.7 mi
of trails · 1.1 per sq mi
Full pageSčilíp’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page
Trail map7.7 miles of trail, mappedPick a walkPick a walkConserved land3.8% conserved · 169 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in Sčilíp?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sčilíp

13pages on Sčilíp
The big questions
Schools2 schoolsNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 58% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
Outdoors8 mi of trails · 4% conserved landPlacesAttractions9 nearby · CSKT Bison Range 7 miLibrarySt. Ignatius School-Community LibraryColleges
The story
Climate86° summer highs · 49″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 59831Town SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Sčilíp; the nearest are

Salish Kootenai CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Pablo22.6 mi$4,311 in-state tuitionFlathead Valley Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Kalispell62.9 mi$4,912 in-state tuition

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About Sčilíp

Place in Montana, United States

Sčilíp is an unincorporated community in Sanders County, Montana, United States. It is a part of the Flathead Indian Reservation. The town sits adjacent to the lower Flathead River near the CSKT Bison Range. The town was originally named Dixon after Joseph M. Dixon, a Montana politician who championed and secured passage of the Flathead Allotment Act in 1904. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau defined Dixon as a census-designated place (CDP). The population was 221 at the 2020 census.

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

Area
6.9 sq mi
Elevation
2,523 ft
ZIP code
59831

Sčilíp’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Sčilíp.

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Sčilíp and Old Agency aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sčilíp with a neighbor →

Questions about Sčilíp

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Sčilíp, MT a good place to live?

We don’t grade Sčilíp yet; the figures below are still real. A town in Montana.