Welcome to Billings ...

The city of Billings is located in Yellowstone County<1> and is the County Seat for Yellowstone County.

Billings was established in 1877.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Billings has a population of 109,585 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Billings is 3,210 feet [978 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Billings is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Billings: (406)

Websites for Billings ...

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

Chamber of Commerce:   www.billingschamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Billings had an population of 109,585 people. This is an increase of 5.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.97% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Billings had a population of 104,170 people (which is 70.4% of the total population of Yellowstone County). This makes Billings the county's most populous community.

The population of Billings represents 10.53% of the population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 104,170 people, the population of Billings increased 15.94% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 89,847 people).

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

Communities Also Named Billings ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Billings - they are located in Arizona, British Columbia, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Billings ...

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

• Laurel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Yellowstone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Lockwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
  • Lockwood is located in Yellowstone County
• Rimrock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimrock
  • Rimrock is located in Yellowstone County
• Hesper
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
  • Hesper is located in Yellowstone County
• Acton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
  • Acton is located in Yellowstone County
• Huntley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
  • Huntley is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntley <5>
• Shepherd
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
  • Shepherd is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherd <5>
• Comanche
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
  • Comanche is located in Yellowstone County
• Molt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molt
  • Molt is located in Stillwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Molt <5>
• Ballantine
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballantine have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballantine
  • Ballantine is located in Yellowstone County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballantine <5>

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 Billings. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Billings.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Billings. 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 Billings.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Billings. Our list includes 47 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Billings.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Billings ...

Looking for more information about Billings? 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 Billings, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Billings.

Adding Billings to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Billings 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 Billings was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Billings on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Montana (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Billings.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Billings: www.ci.billings.mt.us/

The official website for Yellowstone County: www.co.yellowstone.mt.us/

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