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The Clyde Park handbook

Living in Clyde Park, MT: what to set up and who to call

Power in Clyde Park comes from Park Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Two school districts split the grades in Clyde Park: Shields Valley Elementary School District and Shields Valley High School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Clyde Park, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Clyde Park.

Electricity

Power comes from Park Electric Coop

Park Electric Coop (Park Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Clyde Park.

Start or move service: www.parkelectric.coop · (406) 222-3100

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Clyde Park Water Dept

Clyde Park Water Dept supplies Clyde Park: about 96% of residents live in its service area. About 4% 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 300 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 78% 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. MT0000178.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Clyde Park

96% of 192 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
CenturyLinkDSL89%10/1
Wisp West, Celerity InternetFixed wireless96%200/100
T-MobileFixed wireless11%25/3

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Clyde Park’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clyde Park.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Clyde Park or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Clyde Park kids go to
PK–6Shields Valley Elementaryin Wilsall
7–8Shields Valley 7-8Shields Valley Elementary School District
9–12Shields Valley High SchlShields Valley High School District

Clyde Park is in two districts that split the grades: Shields Valley Elementary School District and Shields Valley 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Clyde Park is in ZIP code 59018

ZIP codes where Clyde Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Clyde ParkZIP’s residents in Clyde Park
59018Clyde Park, MT100%46%
Area code406Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Clyde Park

Who supplies Clyde Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Clyde Park Water Dept (EPA ID MT0000178). 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 2.5 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Clyde Park?

Park Electric Coop (Park Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Clyde Park?

CenturyLink, Wisp West, Celerity Internet, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Clyde Park?

59018. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Clyde Park in?

Shields Valley Elementary School District and Shields Valley High School District.

How do I register to vote in Clyde Park?

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 Park 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.