Photo: Aualliso · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT: what to set up and who to call
Anaconda Water Department has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 8.0 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Most of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County has one wired internet choice: Spectrum.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, 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 Anaconda-Deer Lodge County.
Power comes from NorthWestern Energy
NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT)), an investor-owned utility, serves 96.7% of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County residents. Its homes paid an average of 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $102 a month (its average across Montana, for customers on its standard service). Montana lets you buy power from another supplier; 0% of NorthWestern Energy’s home customers do, and NorthWestern Energy still delivers it.
Start or move service: northwesternenergy.com · (888) 467-2669
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Anaconda Water Department
Anaconda Water Department supplies Anaconda-Deer Lodge County: about 65% of residents live in its service area. About 31% 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 6,750 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 8.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 97% 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. MT0000016.
6 home internet providers serve Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
87% of 4,789 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 10% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 72% | 1,000/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 49% | 10/1 |
| Blackfoot Communications | Fiber | 14% | 1,000/500 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 29% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 14% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 6% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, from the town’s own site.
Anaconda Landfill
223 Landfill Rd, Anaconda, MT 59711
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
From adlc.us, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County (90%) is in Anaconda High School District; parts are in Anaconda Elementary School District (47%) and Wise River Elementary School District (40%) and Deer Lodge Elementary School District (10%) and Powell County High School District (10%) and Wisdom Elementary School District (3%).
CSchool gradeSee 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 Oct 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Anaconda-Deer Lodge County residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County | ZIP’s residents in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59711 | Anaconda, MT | 93% | 95% |
| 59756 | Warm Springs, MT | 4% | 100% |
| 59722 | Deer Lodge, MT | 2% | 3% |
| 59762 | Wise River, MT | 1% | 46% |
A few homes fall in 59701.
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 Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
Who supplies Anaconda-Deer Lodge County’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Anaconda Water Department (EPA ID MT0000016). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 8.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County?
NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Anaconda-Deer Lodge County?
Spectrum, CenturyLink, Blackfoot Communications, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County?
59711 (93%), 59756 (4%), 59722 (2%), 59762 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Anaconda-Deer Lodge County in?
Anaconda High School District. Parts of the city are in Anaconda Elementary School District and Wise River Elementary School District and Deer Lodge Elementary School District and Powell County High School District and Wisdom Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County?
Montana has no online registration; you can register in person up to and including Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before). Elections here are run by the Deer Lodge County Election Administrator. Check your registration at prodvoterportal.mt.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: Anaconda-Deer Lodge County’s own website (adlc.us), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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 Nov 18, 2024 (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.