Experimental Breeder Reactor No. 1 · Photo: Veedar · Public domainLiving in Butte City, ID: what to set up and who to call
Power in Butte City comes from Lost River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Most of Butte City has one wired internet choice: ATC Communications.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Butte City, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Butte City.
Power comes from Lost River Electric Coop
Lost River Electric Coop (Lost River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Butte City.
Start or move service: www.lostriverelectriccoopinc.com · (208) 588-3311
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Butte water system
The City of Butte water system supplies Butte City: about 89% of residents live in its service area. About 11% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 59 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ID6120002.
1 home internet providers serve Butte City
0% of 41 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATC Communications | DSL | 100% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Butte City’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Butte City.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Butte City is in Butte County Joint School District 111.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Butte City is in ZIP code 83213
ZIP codes where Butte City residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Butte City | ZIP’s residents in Butte City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 83213 | Arco, ID | 100% | 6% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Butte City
Who supplies Butte City’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Butte water system (EPA ID ID6120002). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Butte City?
Lost River Electric Coop (Lost River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Butte City?
ATC Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Butte City?
83213. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Butte City in?
Butte County Joint School District 111.
How do I register to vote in Butte City?
In Idaho you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 11 days before). Elections here are run by the Butte County Clerk. Check your registration at elections.sos.idaho.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.