Distance in miles from…

• Kalispell 15
• Glacier National Park 17
• Spokane 276
• Calgary 295
• Great Falls 215

Population
Columbia Falls (est) 4200
Flathead County 93,000

Climate
July average high 80.7 / low 49.9
January average hih 28.0 / low 13.5
Average precipitation 15.17″ rain / 66.3″ snow

Medical (Beds / Miles away)

• North Valley Hospital 55 beds / 8 miles
• Kalispell Regional Medical Center 162 beds / 15 miles
• KRMC Extended Care 111 beds / 15 miles
• Health Center Northwest 12 beds / 15 miles
• Montana Veterans Home 113 beds /1 miles

Doctors 6
Optometrist 1
Dentists 4

Doctors in Flathead County: 238 (estimated)

Churches
Please see the churches section of our directory.

Library
Columbia Falls branch of the Flathead County Public Library

Police
9 full time officers

Fire Department
Full-time Chief, 30 person volunteer firefighters

Financial Services
Please see the financial services area of our directory.

Utilities
Please see the utilities area of our directory.

Newspapers
Please see the newspapers area of our directory.

Education

• Private Christian (1), Grades K-8
• Elementary (3), Grades K-5
• Junior High (1), Grades 6-8
• High School (1), Grades 9-12

Total enrollment: 2350

1 two-year college (11 miles, Flathead Valley Community College)
1 four-year college (135 miles, University of Montana – Missoula)

Parks and Recreation

• Glacier National Park: 17 miles
• Water Slide Amusement Park: 1 mile
• Public Golf Courses: 2
• Public Parks: 8
• Public Swimming: 1 outdoor pool
• Nearest public river access, Flathead River (< 1 mile)
• Whitefish Mountain Ski Resort 16 miles
• Extensive trails for snowmobiling, hunting, fishing and cross-country skiing.

Air Transportation
Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) 10 miles
Elevation 2972 feet
Paved 8000′ lighted runway
Fuel: Jet/100/80
FBO and private aircraft maintenance and storage is available

Rail
Burlington-Northern, 25-30 trips per day
Industrial sites available with rail: Yes
Piggyback service: No
Distance to Amtrak passenger rail service: 11 miles

Major employers

• Columbia Falls Aluminum Company
• Plum Creek Timber Company
• F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber
• School District 6
• Meadow Lake Resort

Updated as of June 2006 from information provided by the City of Columbia Falls

If so, the Chamber will be happy to answer any questions you might have, however we recommend some initial research to make the process easier.

Here’s a list of suggestions that might help:

Get a handle on our community.

Take a look at the Columbia Falls community profile

Learn about life and the culture of the Flathead Valley

Newspapers (and their websites) make it easy to check out what’s going on before you have a chance to visit. Here are 3 local papers that you’ll find helpful:

• The Hungry Horse News, our Pulitzer prize winning weekly photo newspaper. This will give you a feel for the culture of our town and start to get a feel for what’s going on right here at home from week to week.
• The Flathead Beacon, the Flathead Valley’s new media newspaper, tends to cover a wider view of news, the arts, politics, schools, sports and culture in the Valley.
• The Daily Interlake is the valley’s mainstream daily printed newspaper, and will give you a view that is different from the Flathead Beacon and more wide-ranging than the Hungry Horse News.

If you own a business…

Here are some State of Montana resources for business owners.

Still have questions?

Contact us using this handy form, or see our contact page for a complete list of ways to contact the Chamber. If we don’t know the answer, we can probably refer you to someone who does.