Helena Valley Southeast, MT: Population, ZIP Codes & Nearby Cities

Looking for facts about Helena Valley Southeast? It is an incorporated town-sized municipality in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, with an estimated 8,448 people according to our dataset. It lies at 46.617°N, 111.919°W in Mountain time. The sections below cover its size, ZIP codes, neighbors and distances.

What are the key facts about Helena Valley Southeast, MT?

What is the population of Helena Valley Southeast, MT?

Helena Valley Southeast has an estimated population of 8,448. That makes it the 14th largest of the 360 places we list in Montana, and the 2nd largest of 11 places in Lewis and Clark County. The typical place in Montana has about 344 residents, so Helena Valley Southeast is roughly 24.6 times the size of a typical neighbor in the state.

Estimates for places of this size carry wider margins of error than those for big cities, so treat the figure as a guide to scale. Our guide to understanding city population numbers explains why sources disagree.

Places in Montana with a similar population include Laurel (8,526), Whitefish (8,295), Helena Valley West Central (8,082), Lockwood (8,066), Evergreen (8,002). Comparing these pages is a quick way to see how Helena Valley Southeast differs from communities of the same scale.

How dense is Helena Valley Southeast?

Helena Valley Southeast has about 591 people per square mile (228 per square kilometer), which we classify as small-town or exurban. Within Montana, it is denser than about 69% of the listed places. Homes at this level are spread out with larger lots, and most daily trips involve a car, though a small central area may still be walkable. Read how to interpret population density to see how we draw these lines.

What ZIP codes does Helena Valley Southeast use?

The postal data lists 3 ZIP codes for Helena Valley Southeast: 59635, 59602, 59604. Several codes in one place usually reflect separate delivery areas, post offices or large buildings with their own code. Codes beginning with 5 are assigned to the Upper Midwest and northern Plains (Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, the Dakotas and Wisconsin). Learn more in our guide to how ZIP codes work or check any code with the ZIP code lookup.

What time zone is Helena Valley Southeast in?

Helena Valley Southeast is in the Mountain time zone, which is UTC−7 from Coordinated Universal Time in standard time (IANA zone America/Denver). The area observes daylight saving time, so clocks move forward in March and back in November. The nearest listed place in a different time zone is Moscow, ID, about 241 miles away, which gives a sense of how far the nearest zone boundary may be. Current local time: see the Mountain time hub. For the rules behind these zones, read US time zones explained.

Where is Helena Valley Southeast located in Montana?

Helena Valley Southeast lies in the central part of Montana, at 46.617° north latitude and 111.919° west longitude. The state capital, Helena, is about 5 miles to the west. The closest listed place in another state is Rexburg, ID, roughly 193 miles to the south, which shows how near Helena Valley Southeast is to a state line. For big-city services, the nearest place with more than 100,000 people is Billings, MT, 171 miles to the east.

Which cities are near Helena Valley Southeast, MT?

The closest listed place to Helena Valley Southeast is Helena, MT, 5.0 miles to the west. Of the eight nearest places below, 2 are in the same county. Distances are straight-line (great-circle) miles measured between place centers; see how distance is calculated.

Which county is Helena Valley Southeast in?

Helena Valley Southeast is in Lewis and Clark County, which has the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code 30049. The county contains 11 places in our data, 3 of which have their own page here and 8 smaller communities that appear only in county and state lists. Other places in the county include Helena (52,936), Helena Valley West Central (8,082), Helena Valley Northwest (4,465), Helena Valley Northeast (3,557), East Helena (2,103). Codes like this one help separate places that share a name; see the guide to counties and FIPS codes.

How far is Helena Valley Southeast from major US cities?

Among six major hubs, Helena Valley Southeast is closest to Denver, CO at about 591 miles and farthest from New York, NY at about 1,923 miles in a straight line. Road distances are usually 10 to 30 percent longer. Try the distance calculator for any other pair.

Are there other places called Helena Valley Southeast?

No. In our data, Helena Valley Southeast in Lewis and Clark County, Montana is the only place with this name, so the name alone is enough to identify it, though adding the state is still good practice in addresses and forms.

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Population and density come from a compiled dataset and are estimates. They may differ from official Census Bureau counts. Verify important figures at census.gov.