Commissioners
Kody Swartz
District 1
Term expires: 1-Jan-2026
Shane Sanders
District 2
5200 Copeland Lane
Bozeman, Montana 59715
Term expires: 5-Jan-2025
Loran Frazier, Chair
District 3
41 Claystone
Great Falls, MT 59404
Term expires: 5-Jan-2025
Noel Sansaver
District 4
6950 Skookum Ranch Road
Wolf Point, Montana 59201
Term expires: 1-Jan-2026
Scott Aspenlieder
District 5
608 N 29TH Street
Billings, MT 59101
Term expires: 5-Jan-2025
License Plate Prefixes
Montana license plates start with a number that indicates the county where the vehicle is registered. Here are those numbers for each county and the county seat
Table 1.1 - Prefix Numbers
| Prefix | County | County Seat is in... |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver Bow | Butte |
| 2 | Cascade | Great Falls |
| 3 | Yellowstone | Billings |
| 4 | Missoula | Missoula |
| 5 | Lewis & Clark | Helena |
| 6 | Gallatin | Bozeman |
| 7 | Flathead | Kalispell |
| 8 | Fergus | Lewistown |
| 9 | Powder River | Broadus |
| 10 | Carbon | Red Lodge |
| 11 | Phillips | Malta |
| 12 | Hill | Havre |
| 13 | Ravalli | Hamilton |
| 14 | Custer | Miles City |
| 15 | Lake | Polson |
| 16 | Dawson | Glendive |
| 17 | Roosevelt | Wolf Point |
| 18 | Beaverhead | Dillon |
| 19 | Choteau | Fort Benton |
| 20 | Valley | Glasgow |
| 21 | Toole | Shelby |
| 22 | Big Horn | Hardin |
| 23 | Musselshell | Roundup |
| 24 | Blaine | Chinook |
| 25 | Madison | Virginia City |
| 26 | Pondera | Conrad |
| 27 | Richland | Sidney |
| 28 | Powell | Deer Lodge |
| 29 | Rosebud | Forsyth |
| 30 | Anaconda - Deer Lodge | Anaconda |
| 31 | Teton | Choteau |
| 32 | Stillwater | Columbus |
| 33 | Treasure | Hysham |
| 34 | Sheridan | Plentywood |
| 35 | Sanders | Thompson Falls |
| 36 | Judith Basin | Stanford |
| 37 | Daniels | Scobey |
| 38 | Glacier | Cut Bank |
| 39 | Fallon | Baker |
| 40 | Sweet Grass | Big Timber |
| 41 | McCone | Circle |
| 42 | Carter | Ekalaka |
| 43 | Broadwater | Townsend |
| 44 | Wheatland | Harlowton |
| 45 | Prairie | Terry |
| 46 | Granite | Phillipsburg |
| 47 | Meagher | White Sulphur Springs |
| 48 | Liberty | Chester |
| 49 | Park | Livingston |
| 50 | Garfield | Jordan |
| 51 | Jefferson | Boulder |
| 52 | Wibaux | Wibaux |
| 53 | Golden Valley | Ryegate |
| 54 | Mineral | Superior |
| 55 | Petroleum | Winnett |
| 56 | Lincoln | Libby |
Prefix Numbers in a Given District
- District 1
- 4 - Missoula
- 7 - Flathead
- 13 - Ravalli
- 15 - Lake
- 28 - Powell
- 35 - Sanders
- 46 - Granite
- 54 - Mineral
- 56 - Lincoln
- District 2
- 1 - Silver Bow
- 6 - Gallatin
- 18 - Beaverhead
- 25 - Madison
- 30 - Anaconda /
Deer Lodge - 43 - Broadwater
- 47 - Meagher
- 49 - Park
- 51 - Jefferson
- District 3
- 2 - Cascade
- 5 - Lewis & Clark
- 12 - Hill
- 19 - Choteau
- 21 - Toole
- 24 - Blaine
- 26 - Pondera
- 31 - Teton
- 38 - Glacier
- 48 - Liberty
- District 4
- 9 - Powder River
- 11 - Phillips
- 14 - Custer
- 16 - Dawson
- 17 - Roosevelt
- 20 - Valley
- 27 - Richland
- 29 - Rosebud
- 34 - Sheridan
- 37 - Daniels
- 39 - Fallon
- 41 - McCone
- 42 - Carter
- 45 - Prairie
- 50 - Garfield
- 52 - Wibaux
- District 5
- 3 - Yellowstone
- 8 - Fergus
- 10 - Carbon
- 22 - Big Horn
- 23 - Musselshell
- 32 - Stillwater
- 33 - Treasure
- 36 - Judith Basin
- 40 - Sweet Grass
- 44- Wheatland
- 53 - Golden Valley
- 55 - Petroleum