Photo: J.B. Chandler · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Broadus, MT: what to set up and who to call
Power in Broadus comes from Tongue River Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Two school districts split the grades in Broadus: Broadus Elementary School District and Powder River County High School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Broadus, 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 Broadus.
Power comes from Tongue River Electric Coop
Tongue River Electric Coop (Tongue River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Broadus.
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 Town of Broadus water system
The Town of Broadus water system supplies almost all of Broadus. It draws ground water and serves 450 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 81% 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. MT0000166.
3 home internet providers serve Broadus
100% of 275 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range Telephone Cooperative | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 68% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Broadus’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Broadus.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Broadus is in two districts that split the grades: Broadus Elementary School District and Powder River County 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Dec 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Broadus is in ZIP code 59317
ZIP codes where Broadus residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Broadus | ZIP’s residents in Broadus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59317 | Broadus, MT | 100% | 44% |
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 Broadus
Who supplies Broadus’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Broadus water system (EPA ID MT0000166). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Broadus?
Tongue River Electric Coop (Tongue River Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Broadus?
Range Telephone Cooperative, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Broadus?
59317. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Broadus in?
Broadus Elementary School District and Powder River County High School District.
How do I register to vote in Broadus?
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 Powder River 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.