Zurich, Montana
Census-Designated Place
Coordinates: 48°35′10″N 109°01′49″W / 48.58611°N 109.03028°W / 48.58611; -109.03028
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Blaine
Area [1]
• Total	0.54 sq mi (1.39 km2)
• Land	0.54 sq mi (1.39 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	2,389 ft (728 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	29
• Density	54.10/sq mi (20.88/km2)
FIPS code	30-82750
GNIS feature ID	2804272[2]

Zurich is an unincorporated community in Blaine County, Montana, United States. Located along the Hi-Line of Montana, between Harlem and Chinook,^[3] along U.S. Route 2. It has a post office with the ZIP code of 59547,^[4] and a public school serving grades PK through 8. There is also a bar; the store and bank are closed and abandoned, as are two grain elevators and other business buildings. Various online sources give the population as 22-23 residents.

The Milk River flows south of town.

Sometime around 1887, Great Northern Railway officials named one of their main line sidings Zurich, for the city in Switzerland.^[5] A post office was established in 1907. In 1913 the townsite was platted. In 1923, a population increase was occasioned by the arrival of Volga Germans seeking employment in sugar beet farming.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Zurich has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.^[6]

Zurich educates students from kindergarten through 8th grade.^[8]

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in Havre, 31 miles (50 km) to the west.

Zurich is the birthplace of Mike Tilleman.^[9]

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