Gallatin Gateway Inn · Photo: Jill Scarson of J. Scarson Photography · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Gallatin Gateway, MT: what to set up and who to call
Gallatin Gateway has no town government of its own, so Gallatin County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Bozeman High School District. The nearest library is Bozeman Public Library, 10.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gallatin Gateway, 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 Gallatin Gateway.
Power comes from NorthWestern Energy
NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gallatin Gateway. 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 Country Court Gallatin water system
The Country Court Gallatin water system supplies Gallatin Gateway: about 5% of residents live in its service area. About 95% 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 30 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 0.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s lower than 54% 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. MT0001644.
6 home internet providers serve Gallatin Gateway
81% of 505 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana Opticom | Fiber | 84% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 50% | 80/10 |
| Wisp West, Celerity Internet | Fixed wireless | 99% | 200/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 84% | 300/20 |
| SkyNet Communications | Fixed wireless | 37% | 500/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 17% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gallatin Gateway’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gallatin Gateway.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gallatin Gateway is in two districts that split the grades: Bozeman High School District and Gallatin Gateway 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
Gallatin Gateway is unincorporated, so Gallatin County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Gallatin Gateway spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Gallatin Gateway residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gallatin Gateway | ZIP’s residents in Gallatin Gateway |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59730 | Gallatin Gateway, MT | 62% | 28% |
| 59718 | Bozeman, MT | 38% | 1% |
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 Gallatin Gateway
Who supplies Gallatin Gateway’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Country Court Gallatin water system (EPA ID MT0001644). 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 0.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gallatin Gateway?
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 Gallatin Gateway?
Montana Opticom, CenturyLink, Wisp West, Celerity Internet, Verizon, SkyNet Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gallatin Gateway?
59730 (62%), 59718 (38%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gallatin Gateway in?
Bozeman High School District and Gallatin Gateway Elementary School District. Parts of the city are in Bozeman Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Gallatin Gateway?
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.