Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Billings, MT: what to set up and who to call
Power in Billings comes from Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Two school districts split the grades in Billings: Billings High School District and Billings Elementary School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Billings, 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 Billings.
Power comes from Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op
Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op (Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op), a cooperative utility, serves all of Billings. Its homes paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $127 a month (its average across Montana).
Start or move service: www.yvec.com · (406) 348-3411
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Billings water system
The City of Billings water system supplies Billings: about 73% of residents live in its service area. About 26% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 114,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.0 ppb. That’s higher than 77% 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. MT0000153.
9 home internet providers serve Billings
100% of 40,989 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 38% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 37% | 60/5 |
| TDS Telecom | Fiber | 33% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Ziply Fiber | Fiber | 12% | 6,000/6,000 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 3% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Wisp West, Celerity Internet | Fixed wireless | 96% | 200/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Billings.
Billings Regional Landfill
5240 Jellison Road, Billings, MT, 59101 · run by City of Billings
This isn’t Billings’ own facility. Whether Billings residents may use it is the town’s rule: check billingsmt.gov.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Billings is in two districts that split the grades: Billings High School District and Billings Elementary School District.
C+School 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.
Billings spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Billings residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Billings | ZIP’s residents in Billings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59102 | Billings, MT | 41% | 100% |
| 59101 | Billings, MT | 24% | 68% |
| 59105 | Billings, MT | 24% | 84% |
| 59106 | Billings, MT | 11% | 61% |
59103, 59104, 59107, 59108, 59111, 59112, 59114, 59115, 59116, 59117 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs 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 Billings
Who supplies Billings’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Billings water system (EPA ID MT0000153). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Billings?
Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op (Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Billings?
Spectrum, CenturyLink, TDS Telecom, Ziply Fiber, Quantum Fiber, Wisp West, Celerity Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Billings?
59102 (41%), 59101 (24%), 59105 (24%), 59106 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Billings in?
Billings High School District and Billings Elementary School District. Parts of the city are in Elysian Elementary School District and Blue Creek Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Billings?
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 Yellowstone 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.