Living in Jackson, MT: what to set up and who to call
Jackson has no town government of its own, so Beaverhead County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Beaverhead County High School District. Beaverhead Jackson Water and Sewer Dist has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.0 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jackson, 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 Jackson.
Power comes from Vigilante Electric Coop
Vigilante Electric Coop (Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Jackson.
Start or move service: www.vec.coop · (406) 683-2327
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Beaverhead Jackson Water and Sewer Dist
Beaverhead Jackson Water and Sewer Dist supplies almost all of Jackson. It draws ground water and serves 58 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 2024, was 7.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MT0002590.
2 home internet providers serve Jackson
100% of 39 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Montana Telephone Company | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 77% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Jackson’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Jackson.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Jackson is in two districts that split the grades: Beaverhead County High School District and Jackson 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
Jackson is unincorporated, so Beaverhead County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Jackson is in ZIP code 59736
ZIP codes where Jackson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jackson | ZIP’s residents in Jackson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59736 | Jackson, MT | 100% | 30% |
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 Jackson
Who supplies Jackson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Beaverhead Jackson Water and Sewer Dist (EPA ID MT0002590). 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 7.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Jackson?
Vigilante Electric Coop (Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Jackson?
Southern Montana Telephone Company, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Jackson?
59736. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jackson in?
Beaverhead County High School District and Jackson Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Jackson?
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 Beaverhead 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.