Welcome to Belgrade ...

The city of Belgrade is located in Gallatin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Belgrade, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

When the people of Belgrade refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Belgrader<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Belgrade has a population of 9,530 people<3> (see below for details).

Belgrade is 4,440 feet [1,353 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Belgrade is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Belgrade lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Belgrade is located in the (406) area code.

The ZIP code for Belgrade: 59714<5>

Websites for Belgrade ...

Official Website:   www.ci.belgrade.mt.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.belgradechamber.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Belgrade had an population of 9,530 people. This is an increase of 28.98% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 66.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Belgrade had a population of 7,389 people (which is 8.25% of the total population of Gallatin County). This makes Belgrade the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Belgrade represents 0.75% of the population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,389 people, the population of Belgrade increased 29% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 5,728 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Belgrade.

Communities Also Named Belgrade ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Belgrade - they are located in Maine, Minnesota (2), Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Belgrade.

Communities near Belgrade ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Belgrade.

• Bozeman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozeman
  • Bozeman is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bozeman <6>
• Three Forks
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
  • Three Forks is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Forks <6>
• Manhattan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
  • Manhattan is located in Gallatin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <6>
• Wisner Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Crossing
  • Wisner Crossing is located in Gallatin County
• Amsterdam - Churchill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam - Churchill
  • Amsterdam - Churchill is located in Gallatin County
• Churchill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
  • Churchill is located in Gallatin County
• Amsterdam
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Gallatin County
  • Former name for Amsterdam:
  • Walrath
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <6>
• Catron
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
  • Catron is located in Gallatin County
• Four Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
  • Four Corners is located in Gallatin County
• Hillman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Hillman is located in Gallatin County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Belgrade. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Belgrade.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Belgrade. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belgrade.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Belgrade. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Belgrade.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Belgrade ...

Looking for more information about Belgrade? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Belgrade, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Belgrade.

Adding Belgrade to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Belgrade in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Belgrade was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Belgrade post office opened in 1887.

We also found Belgrade in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Belgrade.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Belgrade: www.ci.belgrade.mt.us/

The official website for Gallatin County: www.co.gallatin.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/