Living in Silver Star, MT: what to set up and who to call
Silver Star has no town government of its own, so Madison County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Twin Bridges K-12 Schools. Power in Silver Star comes from Vigilante Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Silver Star, 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 Silver Star.
Power comes from Vigilante Electric Coop
Vigilante Electric Coop (Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Silver Star.
Start or move service: www.vec.coop · (406) 683-2327
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Which providers serve Silver Star
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Silver Star, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Silver Star’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Silver Star.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Silver Star is in Twin Bridges 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Silver Star is unincorporated, so Madison County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Silver Star is in ZIP code 59751
ZIP codes where Silver Star residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Silver Star | ZIP’s residents in Silver Star |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59751 | Silver Star, MT | 100% | 27% |
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 Silver Star
Who provides electricity in Silver Star?
Vigilante Electric Coop (Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in Silver Star?
59751. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Silver Star in?
Twin Bridges K-12 Schools.
How do I register to vote in Silver Star?
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 Madison County Election Administrator. Check your registration at prodvoterportal.mt.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- 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): pending.