Philipsburg, Montana
Philipsburg, Montana | |
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Sayrs Building (1888), Broadway. 2018 photo | |
Location of Philipsburg, Montana | |
| 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 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 5,233 ft (1,595 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 841 |
| • Density | 988.9/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 |
Philipsburg is a town in and the county seat of Granite County, Montana, United States. The population was 841 at the 2020 census. 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. He platted the townsite in 1867.