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The Grass Range handbook

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

Tap water in Grass Range comes from the Town of Grass Range water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Grass Range comes from Fergus Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Grass Range, 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 Grass Range.

Electricity

Power comes from Fergus Electric Coop

Fergus Electric Coop (Fergus Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Grass Range. Its homes paid an average of 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $143 a month (its average across Montana).

Start or move service: www.ferguselectric.coop · (406) 538-3465

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 Town of Grass Range water system

The Town of Grass Range water system supplies almost all of Grass Range. It draws ground water and serves 102 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 percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MT0000231.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Grass Range

98% of 101 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Mid-Rivers CommunicationsFiber94%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless83%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless79%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Grass Range’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Grass Range.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Grass Range 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.

Grass Range kids go to
PK–6Grass Range SchoolGrass Range Elementary School District
7–8Grass Range 7-8Grass Range Elementary School District
9–12Grass Range High SchoolGrass Range High School District

Grass Range is in two districts that split the grades: Grass Range Elementary School District and Grass Range 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 Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Grass Range is in ZIP code 59032

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Grass RangeZIP’s residents in Grass Range
59032Grass Range, MT100%22%
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 Grass Range

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

The Town of Grass Range water system (EPA ID MT0000231). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Grass Range?

Fergus Electric Coop (Fergus Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Grass Range?

Mid-Rivers Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Grass Range?

59032. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Grass Range in?

Grass Range Elementary School District and Grass Range High School District.

How do I register to vote in Grass Range?

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 Fergus 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.