Living in Medicine Lake, MT: what to set up and who to call
The Town of Medicine Lake water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 10.0 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The ER is a drive from Medicine Lake: the closest is Sheridan Memorial Hosptial, 19.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Medicine Lake, 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 Medicine Lake.
Power comes from Montana-Dakota Utilities
Montana-Dakota Utilities (Montana-Dakota Utilities Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Medicine Lake. Its homes paid an average of 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $95 a month (its average across Montana).
Start or move service: montana-dakota.com · (800) 638-3278
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Town of Medicine Lake water system
The Town of Medicine Lake water system supplies Medicine Lake: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Dry Prairie Rural Water Authority as seller) and serves 600 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 10.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. MT0000289.
1 home internet providers serve Medicine Lake
2% of 165 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nemont | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 30/30 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Medicine Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Medicine Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Medicine Lake is in Medicine Lake 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 Nov 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Medicine Lake is in ZIP code 59247
ZIP codes where Medicine Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Medicine Lake | ZIP’s residents in Medicine Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59247 | Medicine Lake, MT | 100% | 74% |
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 Medicine Lake
Who supplies Medicine Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Town of Medicine Lake water system (EPA ID MT0000289). 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 10.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Medicine Lake?
Montana-Dakota Utilities (Montana-Dakota Utilities Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 12.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Medicine Lake?
Nemont (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Medicine Lake?
59247. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Medicine Lake in?
Medicine Lake K-12 Schools.
How do I register to vote in Medicine Lake?
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 Sheridan 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.