East Missoula, Montana
CDP
About East Missoula
Set in the western part of Montana, East Missoula is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, East Missoula is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.21 square miles.
📰 East Missoula News Today
- East Missoula Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
- East Missoula Rural Fire District seeks mill levy to fund operations NBC Montana · Apr 21
- Levy keeps East Missoula Rural Fire Department from dissolving dailydispatch.com · May 19
- Preliminary final results for Western Montana's May elections kpax.com · May 5
- City council reduces housing density for Aspire Subdivision in East Missoula The Missoulian · Jan 30
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes East Missoula Unique
- The only place in America named East Missoula — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in western Montana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Easy reach of Missoula (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in East Missoula
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in East Missoula
- Drum Coffee — coffee (café)
- Pizza Hut — pizza
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Florence Coffee Company — coffee shop (café)
- Madeline's Mediterranean Grille & Street Food — mediterranean
- The Fox Den — american
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Montana Museum of Art and Culture · Museum
- The L · Attraction
- The M · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in East Missoula
- Mount Jumbo Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Ben Hughes Park reviews ★
- Bugbee Nature Preserve reviews ★
- Canyon View County Park reviews ★
- Duncan Field reviews ★
- East Missoula Lions Park reviews ★
- Greenough Park reviews ★
- Hell Gate and Missoula Historical Marker reviews ★
- Jacob's Island reviews ★
- McDowell Park reviews ★
- Native Plant Garden · Garden reviews ★
- PEAS Farm · Garden reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMontana
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.21 sq mi
Coordinates46.8797, -113.9472