Condon, Montana

Condon, Montana
Census-designated place
Condon is located in Montana
Condon
Condon
Condon is located in the United States
Condon
Condon
Coordinates: 47°31′40″N 113°42′38″W / 47.52778°N 113.71056°W / 47.52778; -113.71056
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyMissoula
Area
[1]
 • Total
21.58 sq mi (55.90 km2)
 • Land21.40 sq mi (55.42 km2)
 • Water0.19 sq mi (0.48 km2)
Elevation
3,711 ft (1,131 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
285
 • Density13.32/sq mi (5.14/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
59826
Area code406
GNIS feature ID781557[3]
FIPS code30-17050

Condon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Missoula County, Montana, United States.[3] Located along the Swan River and Montana Highway 83, Condon is situated between the Swan Range to the east and the Mission Mountains to the west, providing ready access to the Bob Marshall Wilderness and Mission Mountains Wilderness, respectively.[4] Its population was 285 as of the 2020 United States census,[5] down from 343 in 2010.

Condon is the site of a U.S. post office, using ZIP Code 59826, which opened on July 1, 1952.[6][7] It is named for James L. Condon, a Corvallis-area logger and farmer.[8] Mission Mountain School was located in the community and the U.S. Forest Service operates an airport in Condon. Community Council members in 2023 are, Grace Siloti, Jesse Arno, Marcia Tapp, Ted Morgan & Brian Praschak.

  1. ^ "2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Montana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "P1. Race – Condon CDP, Montana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Condon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Condon". Montana. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  6. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  7. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  8. ^ "Condon". Montana Place Names Companion. Montana Historical Society. Retrieved April 2, 2021.