Downtown
Central Avenue shops and restaurants, the Civic Center, and loft and older-home living a few blocks from the River's Edge Trail.
Neighborhoods & nearby towns
Great Falls neighborhoods and the Central Montana towns around them. Ask me about the ones you have in mind.
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In town
Short teasers, not boundaries. Locals don't always agree on where one area ends and the next begins, and school assignment depends on the exact address.
Central Avenue shops and restaurants, the Civic Center, and loft and older-home living a few blocks from the River's Edge Trail.
Tree-lined avenues of homes built from the 1880s to the 1940s, part of a National Register historic district next to downtown.
Established blocks near downtown that give way to newer streets toward the northeast edge of town.
Classic Great Falls streets near Great Falls High, with a mix of older bungalows, two-stories, and mid-century homes.
Close to Benefis Health System and the University of Providence, handy for anyone who works or studies nearby.
Newer subdivisions and established streets on the east edge of town, a short drive to Malmstrom Air Force Base.
Established neighborhoods west of the Missouri, close to West Bank Park and quick to the interstate.
Streets near C.M. Russell High and the Riverview subdivisions, with the river and trail access close by.
Established homes and bigger yards along Fox Farm Road, near Meadow Lark Elementary and Meadow Lark Country Club.
Homes and acreage on the hill by Great Falls International Airport, with wide views back over the city.
A rural feel just outside the city, with larger lots and room for a shop or animals.
A historic smelter community across the Missouri, minutes from downtown.
Subdivisions north of the Sun River with a small-town feel and an easy drive into Great Falls.
Around Great Falls
Drive times are approximate, from downtown Great Falls in good weather.
Small town southwest of Great Falls, near First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park.
Small town to the west where the Sun River valley opens up.
Former coal-mining town southeast of the city, with acreage and open space.
Quiet former coal camp southeast of Great Falls, past Sand Coulee.
Rural community southeast of town, home of the Centerville schools.
Small town southeast on US-87, on the way to the Little Belt Mountains.
Farm and ranch community along the Sun River, west of Vaughn.
Sun River valley town named for its historic 1860s fort.
Missouri River town south on I-15, close to some of Montana's best-known trout water.
Farming community in the Sun River valley, home of Simms High School.
Small farm town north of Great Falls, just off I-15.
Farm and ranch community at the foot of the Highwood Mountains, east of town.
Historic river town on the Missouri and the Chouteau County seat.
Small ranching community southeast of Great Falls on US-87.
Teton County seat on the Rocky Mountain Front.
Small Rocky Mountain Front town with ranch country and trailheads nearby.
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Living here
Great Falls Public Schools has two main high schools, Great Falls High and C.M. Russell High. Benefis Health System is the region's major hospital. The River's Edge Trail runs along the Missouri, and Giant Springs State Park is in town.
More links are on the local resources page, and a longer story of the city is on the history page.
ZIP codes, for reference: 59401 downtown and central · 59404 west and north of the river · 59405 south and east. ZIP lines don't match neighborhood lines.
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