Stockmen's Bank of Martinsdale · Photo: Robstutz · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Martinsdale, MT: what to set up and who to call
Martinsdale has no town government of its own, so Meagher County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend White Sulphur Springs K-12. The ER is a drive from Martinsdale: the closest is Wheatland Memorial Hospital, 22.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Martinsdale, 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 Martinsdale.
Water comes from Martinsdale Water and Sewer District
Martinsdale Water and Sewer District supplies Martinsdale: about 37% of residents live in its service area. Martinsdale Colony serves another 35%. About 46% 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 75 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 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 71% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MT0000287.
2 home internet providers serve Martinsdale
100% of 84 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triangle Communications | Fiber | 100% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 33% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Martinsdale’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Martinsdale.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Martinsdale is in White Sulphur Springs K-12.
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Martinsdale is unincorporated, so Meagher County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Martinsdale is in ZIP code 59053
ZIP codes where Martinsdale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Martinsdale | ZIP’s residents in Martinsdale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59053 | Martinsdale, MT | 100% | 15% |
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 Martinsdale
Who supplies Martinsdale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Martinsdale Water and Sewer District (EPA ID MT0000287). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% 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.
What internet providers serve Martinsdale?
Triangle Communications, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Martinsdale?
59053. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Martinsdale in?
White Sulphur Springs K-12.
How do I register to vote in Martinsdale?
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 Meagher 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.
- 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.