Photo: Travellers & Tinkers · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Lewistown, MT: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Lewistown comes from the City of Lewistown water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. Power in Lewistown comes from Fergus Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lewistown, 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 Lewistown.
Power comes from Fergus Electric Coop
Fergus Electric Coop (Fergus Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lewistown. 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.
Water comes from City of Lewistown water system
The City of Lewistown water system supplies Lewistown: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% 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 5,923 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MT0000271.
3 home internet providers serve Lewistown
89% of 2,743 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-Rivers Communications | Cable, Fiber, DSL | 84% | 900/90 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 20% | 300/20 |
| The Montana Internet | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/5 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lewistown’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lewistown.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lewistown is in two districts that split the grades: Fergus High School District and Lewistown Elementary School District.
B+School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
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.
Lewistown is in ZIP code 59457
ZIP codes where Lewistown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lewistown | ZIP’s residents in Lewistown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59457 | Lewistown, MT | 100% | 67% |
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 Lewistown
Who supplies Lewistown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Lewistown water system (EPA ID MT0000271). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lewistown?
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 Lewistown?
Mid-Rivers Communications, Verizon, The Montana Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lewistown?
59457. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lewistown in?
Fergus High School District and Lewistown Elementary School District. Parts of the city are in King Colony Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Lewistown?
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.