Fishtail, Montana

About Fishtail

Fishtail is a small unincorporated community in southern Montana.

Fishtail holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.58 square miles.

📰 Fishtail News Today

• Fishtail coffee shop gets viral attention after thank-you post gets reshared by Elon Musk KTVQ · May 15
• Fishtail General Store: The Heartbeat of a Small Montana Community NonStop Local Billings · Feb 24
• Ethel Pelton Obituary (1930 - 2026) - Fishtail, MT - Billings Gazette Legacy obituary · Jun 9
• Passing the torch: New owners to take over historic Fishtail General Store KTVQ · Mar 22
• Capturing the Joyful Spirit of a Montana General Store (Published 2022) The New York Times · Jun 13

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What Makes Fishtail Unique

• The only place in America named Fishtail — 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 southern Montana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🏫 Schools in Fishtail

• Fishtail School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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