Living in Mountain View Colony, MT: what to set up and who to call
Mountain View Colony has no town government of its own, so Yellowstone County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Broadview Elementary School District. Tap water in Mountain View Colony comes from the Mountain View Colony water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mountain View Colony, 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 Mountain View Colony.
Power comes from Fergus Electric Coop
Fergus Electric Coop (Fergus Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Mountain View Colony. Its homes paid an average of 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $143 a month (its average across Montana).
Start or move service: www.ferguselectric.coop · (406) 538-3465
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mountain View Colony water system
The Mountain View Colony water system supplies almost all of Mountain View Colony. It draws ground water and serves 114 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MT0004058.
2 home internet providers serve Mountain View Colony
100% of 1 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triangle Communications | Fiber | 100% | 100/20 |
| Wisp West, Celerity Internet | Fixed wireless | 100% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mountain View Colony’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mountain View Colony.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Mountain View Colony is in two districts that split the grades: Broadview Elementary School District and Broadview 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Mountain View Colony 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.
Mountain View Colony is in ZIP code 59015
ZIP codes where Mountain View Colony residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mountain View Colony | ZIP’s residents in Mountain View Colony |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59015 | Broadview, MT | 100% | 23% |
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 Mountain View Colony
Who supplies Mountain View Colony’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mountain View Colony water system (EPA ID MT0004058). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mountain View Colony?
Fergus Electric Coop (Fergus Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mountain View Colony?
Triangle Communications, Wisp West, Celerity Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mountain View Colony?
59015. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mountain View Colony in?
Broadview Elementary School District and Broadview High School District.
How do I register to vote in Mountain View Colony?
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.