Photo: Sara goth · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lockwood, MT: what to set up and who to call
Lockwood has no town government of its own, so Yellowstone County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Lockwood K-12. Power in Lockwood comes from Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lockwood, 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 Lockwood.
Power comes from Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op
Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op (Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lockwood. Its homes paid an average of 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $127 a month (its average across Montana).
Start or move service: www.yvec.com · (406) 348-3411
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Lockwood Water and Sewer District
Lockwood Water and Sewer District supplies almost all of Lockwood. It draws surface water and serves 5,900 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. MT0000156.
6 home internet providers serve Lockwood
99% of 2,893 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 7% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 1,000/35 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 59% | 60/5 |
| TCT Internet | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Wisp West, Celerity Internet | Fixed wireless | 99% | 200/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 61% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lockwood’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lockwood.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lockwood is in two districts that split the grades: Lockwood K-12 and Shepherd High 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Lockwood is unincorporated, so Yellowstone County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lockwood is in ZIP code 59101
ZIP codes where Lockwood residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lockwood | ZIP’s residents in Lockwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59101 | Billings, MT | 99% | 17% |
A few homes fall in 59037.
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 Lockwood
Who supplies Lockwood’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lockwood Water and Sewer District (EPA ID MT0000156). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lockwood?
Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op (Yellowstone Valley Elec Co-op), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 14.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Lockwood?
Spectrum, CenturyLink, TCT Internet, Wisp West, Celerity Internet, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lockwood?
59101. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lockwood in?
Lockwood K-12 and Shepherd High School District. Parts of the city are in Billings High School District and Huntley Project K-12 Schools.
How do I register to vote in Lockwood?
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 Yellowstone 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.