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The Forsyth handbook

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

Power in Forsyth comes from Mid-Yellowstone Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Two school districts split the grades in Forsyth: Forsyth Elementary School District and Forsyth High School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Forsyth, 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 Forsyth.

Electricity

Power comes from Mid-Yellowstone Elec Coop

Mid-Yellowstone Elec Coop (Mid-Yellowstone Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Forsyth.

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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Forsyth water system

The City of Forsyth water system supplies almost all of Forsyth. It draws surface water and serves 2,260 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 69% 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. MT0000215.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Forsyth

100% of 881 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Range Telephone CooperativeFiber, Fixed wireless100%1,000/1,000
CenturyLinkDSL92%10/1
T-MobileFixed wireless12%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 Forsyth’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Forsyth.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Forsyth kids go to
PK–6Forsyth Elementary SchoolForsyth Elementary School District
7–8Forsyth 7-8Forsyth Elementary School District
9–12Forsyth High SchoolForsyth High School District

Forsyth is in two districts that split the grades: Forsyth Elementary School District and Forsyth 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Forsyth is in ZIP code 59327

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ForsythZIP’s residents in Forsyth
59327Forsyth, MT100%62%
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 Forsyth

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

The City of Forsyth water system (EPA ID MT0000215). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Forsyth?

Mid-Yellowstone Elec Coop (Mid-Yellowstone Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Forsyth?

Range Telephone Cooperative, CenturyLink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Forsyth?

59327. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Forsyth in?

Forsyth Elementary School District and Forsyth High School District.

How do I register to vote in Forsyth?

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 Rosebud 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.