Photo: Chris06 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Bozeman, MT: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Bozeman: Bozeman Elementary School District and Bozeman High School District. The closest public drop-off to Bozeman is Republic Services, 2 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bozeman, 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 Bozeman.
Power comes from NorthWestern Energy
NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bozeman. 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 City of Bozeman water system
The City of Bozeman water system supplies almost all of Bozeman. It draws surface water and serves 56,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s higher than 59% 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. MT0000161.
11 home internet providers serve Bozeman
99% of 14,474 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 55% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 55% | 100/10 |
| Montana Opticom | Fiber | 45% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 7% | 2,000/1,000 |
| Blackfoot Communications | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/500 |
| Global Net | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bozeman.
Republic Services
This isn’t Bozeman’s own facility. Whether Bozeman residents may use it is the town’s rule: check bozeman.net.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Bozeman is in two districts that split the grades: Bozeman Elementary School District and Bozeman High School District.
ASchool 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 Jun 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Bozeman spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bozeman residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bozeman | ZIP’s residents in Bozeman |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59715 | Bozeman, MT | 52% | 74% |
| 59718 | Bozeman, MT | 48% | 58% |
59717, 59719, 59771, 59772 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 Bozeman
Who supplies Bozeman’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Bozeman water system (EPA ID MT0000161). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.6 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bozeman?
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 Bozeman?
Spectrum, CenturyLink, Montana Opticom, Quantum Fiber, Blackfoot Communications, Global Net (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bozeman?
59715 (52%), 59718 (48%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bozeman in?
Bozeman Elementary School District and Bozeman High School District.
How do I register to vote in Bozeman?
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 Gallatin 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.