Photo: MicaelaYoung · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Heart Butte, MT: what to set up and who to call
Heart Butte has no town government of its own, so Pondera County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Heart Butte K-12 Schools. Heart Butte Water System reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Oct 2021.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Heart Butte, 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 Heart Butte.
Power comes from Glacier Electric Coop
Glacier Electric Coop (Glacier Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Heart Butte.
Start or move service: glacierelectric.com · (406) 873-5566
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Heart Butte Water System
Heart Butte Water System supplies Heart Butte: about 76% of residents live in its service area. About 22% 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 400 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Oct 2021. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
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 5.0 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. 083090005.
1 home internet providers serve Heart Butte
100% of 156 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siyeh Communications | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 100/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Heart Butte’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Heart Butte.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Heart Butte is in Heart Butte K-12 Schools.
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
Heart Butte is unincorporated, so Pondera County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Heart Butte is in ZIP code 59448
ZIP codes where Heart Butte residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Heart Butte | ZIP’s residents in Heart Butte |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59448 | Heart Butte, MT | 100% | 86% |
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 Heart Butte
Who supplies Heart Butte’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Heart Butte Water System (EPA ID 083090005). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 77% 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 Heart Butte?
Glacier Electric Coop (Glacier Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Heart Butte?
Siyeh Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Heart Butte?
59448. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Heart Butte in?
Heart Butte K-12 Schools.
How do I register to vote in Heart Butte?
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 Pondera 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.