Evaro School · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Evaro, MT: what to set up and who to call
Evaro has no town government of its own, so Missoula County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Arlee High School District. St. Patrick Hospital, 13.9 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Evaro, 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 Evaro.
Power comes from USBIA-Mission Valley Power
USBIA-Mission Valley Power (USBIA-Mission Valley Power), a federal utility, serves all of Evaro. Its homes paid an average of 9.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $120 a month (its average across Montana).
Start or move service: missionvalleypower.org · (406) 675-7900
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Schley Water System
Schley Water System supplies Evaro: about 45% of residents live in its service area. Gray Wolf Village serves another 14%. About 41% 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 85 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. 083090030.
Which providers serve Evaro
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Evaro, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Evaro’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Evaro.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Evaro is in two districts that split the grades: Arlee High School District and Arlee Elementary 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
Evaro is unincorporated, so Missoula County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Evaro spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Evaro residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Evaro | ZIP’s residents in Evaro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59821 | Arlee, MT | 85% | 12% |
| 59808 | Missoula, MT | 15% | 0% |
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 Evaro
Who supplies Evaro’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Schley Water System (EPA ID 083090030). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Evaro?
USBIA-Mission Valley Power (USBIA-Mission Valley Power), a federal utility. Its homes paid about 9.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Evaro?
59821 (85%), 59808 (15%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Evaro in?
Arlee High School District and Arlee Elementary School District. Parts of the city are in Frenchtown K-12 Schools.
How do I register to vote in Evaro?
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 Missoula 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): pending.