Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Livingston, MT: what to set up and who to call
Two school districts split the grades in Livingston: Livingston Elementary School District and Park High School District. Livingston Healthcare, 1.6 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Livingston, 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 Livingston.
Power comes from NorthWestern Energy
NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Livingston. Its homes paid an average of 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $102 a month (its average across Montana, for customers on its standard service). Montana lets you buy power from another supplier; 0% of NorthWestern Energy’s home customers do, and NorthWestern Energy still delivers it.
Start or move service: northwesternenergy.com · (888) 467-2669
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Livingston water system
The City of Livingston water system supplies almost all of Livingston. It draws ground water and serves 7,500 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 67% 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. MT0000573.
6 home internet providers serve Livingston
97% of 3,572 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 65% | 10/1 |
| SkyNet Communications | Fixed wireless | 74% | 500/100 |
| Wisp West, Celerity Internet | Fixed wireless | 71% | 400/400 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 48% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 37% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Livingston is any weekday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Livingston, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (any weekday)Find your street’s day on livingstonmontana.org →
Livingston Transfer Station
330 Bennett Street, Livingston, MT 59047
- Mon8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Tue8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Wed8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Thu8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Fri8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Sat8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Mon8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Tue8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Wed8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Thu8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Fri8:30 am–4:30 pm
Accepted at the curb
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Phone books
- Junk mail
- Office paper
- Paperback books
Recycling Area
430 Bennett St., Livingston, MT 59047
From livingstonmontana.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 10/01/2024. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Livingston is in two districts that split the grades: Livingston Elementary School District and Park High School District.
C+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 Apr 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Livingston is in ZIP code 59047
ZIP codes where Livingston residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Livingston | ZIP’s residents in Livingston |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59047 | Livingston, MT | 100% | 60% |
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 Livingston
Who supplies Livingston’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Livingston water system (EPA ID MT0000573). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Livingston?
NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Livingston?
Spectrum, CenturyLink, SkyNet Communications, Wisp West, Celerity Internet, AT&T, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Livingston?
59047. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Livingston in?
Livingston Elementary School District and Park High School District.
How do I register to vote in Livingston?
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 Park 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: Livingston’s own website (livingstonmontana.org), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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.