Laurel, Montana

Laurel, Montana
City
Riverside Park along the Nez Perce National Historic Trail.
Seal
Location of Laurel, Montana
Coordinates: 45°40′09″N 108°46′18″W / 45.66917°N 108.77167°W / 45.66917; -108.77167
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Yellowstone
Settled	1879
Incorporated	October 10, 1908
Government
• Type	Mayor – Alderman
• Mayor	Dave Waggoner
• City Attorney	Michele L. Braukmann
• Police Chief	Stan Langve
• Fire Chief	Brent Peters
• City Planner	Vacant
Area [1]
• City	2.607 sq mi (6.752 km2)
• Land	2.605 sq mi (6.746 km2)
• Water	0.002 sq mi (0.004 km2)
Elevation [2]	3,301 ft (1,006 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• City	7,222
• Estimate  (2022)[4]	7,203
• Density	3,310/sq mi (1,279/km2)
• Urban	8,789
• Urban density	1,481/sq mi (571.8/km2)
• Metro	190,208
• Metro density	29.4/sq mi (11.34/km2)
Time zone	UTC–7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC–6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	59044
Area code	406
FIPS code	30-42700
GNIS feature ID	0773254[2]
Website	cityoflaurelmontana.com

Laurel is a city in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. It is the third largest community in the Billings Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located in the Yellowstone Valley, as an east–west terminal division point of the BNSF Railway. The population was 7,222 at the 2020 census.^[3]

Laurel is home to a Cenex Harvest States oil refinery and BNSF's Laurel Yard, the largest rail yard between St. Paul, Minnesota and Pasco, Washington.