Philipsburg, Montana | |
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Coordinates: 46°19′57″N 113°17′46″W / 46.33250°N 113.29611°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Montana |
County | Granite |
Area | |
• Total | 0.85 sq mi (2.20 km2) |
• Land | 0.85 sq mi (2.20 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 5,233 ft (1,595 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 841 |
• Density | 989.41/sq mi (381.81/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
ZIP code | 59858 |
Area code | 406 |
FIPS code | 30-57175 |
GNIS feature ID | 2413127[2] |
Philipsburg is a town in and the county seat of Granite County, Montana, United States.[3] The population was 841 at the 2020 census.[4] The town was named after the famous mining engineer Philip Deidesheimer, who designed and supervised the construction of the ore smelter around which the town originally formed.[5] He platted the townsite in 1867.[6]