Photo: Mark Hufstetler · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lima, MT: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in Lima comes from the Town of Lima 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 Lima comes from Vigilante Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lima, 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 Lima.
Power comes from Vigilante Electric Coop
Vigilante Electric Coop (Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lima.
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 Town of Lima water system
The Town of Lima water system supplies almost all of Lima. It draws ground water and serves 279 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, 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. MT0000276.
2 home internet providers serve Lima
100% of 193 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Rivers Communications | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 72% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lima’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lima.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lima is in Lima 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lima is in ZIP code 59739
ZIP codes where Lima residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lima | ZIP’s residents in Lima |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59739 | Lima, MT | 100% | 65% |
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 Lima
Who supplies Lima’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Lima water system (EPA ID MT0000276). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lima?
Vigilante Electric Coop (Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Lima?
3 Rivers Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lima?
59739. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lima in?
Lima K-12 Schools.
How do I register to vote in Lima?
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.