Living in Ashland, MT: what to set up and who to call
Ashland has no town government of its own, so Rosebud County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Ashland Elementary School District. Power in Ashland comes from Tongue River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ashland, 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 Ashland.
Power comes from Tongue River Electric Coop
Tongue River Electric Coop (Tongue River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Ashland.
Start or move service: tongueriverelectric.com · (406) 784-2341
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Ashland Community Water System
Ashland Community Water System supplies Ashland: about 25% of residents live in its service area. Ashland Water and Sewer Dist serves another 18%. About 56% 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 210 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 52% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. 083090061.
2 home internet providers serve Ashland
31% of 279 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range Telephone Cooperative | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 77% | 50/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 35% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Ashland’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ashland.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Ashland is in two districts that split the grades: Ashland Elementary School District and Lame Deer High School District.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Ashland is unincorporated, so Rosebud County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ashland is in ZIP code 59003
ZIP codes where Ashland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ashland | ZIP’s residents in Ashland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59003 | Ashland, MT | 100% | 70% |
59004 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Ashland
Who supplies Ashland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ashland Community Water System (EPA ID 083090061). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ashland?
Tongue River Electric Coop (Tongue River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Ashland?
Range Telephone Cooperative, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ashland?
59003. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ashland in?
Ashland Elementary School District and Lame Deer High School District.
How do I register to vote in Ashland?
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 Rosebud 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: 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 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.