Photo: Montanabw · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Lodge Grass, MT: what to set up and who to call
Power in Lodge Grass comes from Big Horn County Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. Two school districts split the grades in Lodge Grass: Lodge Grass Elementary School District and Lodge Grass High School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lodge Grass, 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 Lodge Grass.
Power comes from Big Horn County Elec Coop
Big Horn County Elec Coop (Big Horn County Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Lodge Grass.
Start or move service: www.bhcec.com · (406) 665-2830
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Lodge Grass water system
The Town of Lodge Grass water system supplies almost all of Lodge Grass. It draws ground water and serves 480 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 2016–Dec 2018, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2018: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. MT0000277.
3 home internet providers serve Lodge Grass
99% of 135 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nemont | Fiber | 99% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 76% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lodge Grass’ trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lodge Grass.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lodge Grass is in two districts that split the grades: Lodge Grass Elementary School District and Lodge Grass High 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Lodge Grass is in ZIP code 59050
ZIP codes where Lodge Grass residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lodge Grass | ZIP’s residents in Lodge Grass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59050 | Lodge Grass, MT | 100% | 26% |
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 Lodge Grass
Who supplies Lodge Grass’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Lodge Grass water system (EPA ID MT0000277). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2016–Dec 2018), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lodge Grass?
Big Horn County Elec Coop (Big Horn County Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Lodge Grass?
Nemont, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lodge Grass?
59050. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lodge Grass in?
Lodge Grass Elementary School District and Lodge Grass High School District.
How do I register to vote in Lodge Grass?
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 Big Horn 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.