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The Wheatland handbook

Living in Wheatland, MT: what to set up and who to call

Wheatland has no town government of its own, so Broadwater County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Three Forks High School District. Power in Wheatland comes from Vigilante Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Wheatland has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Broadwater County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Wheatland’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Wheatland, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerVigilante Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →
InternetWhich providers serve WheatlandData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Wheatland’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolThree Forks High and Three Forks Elementary districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteIn personRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code59752Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Wheatland.

Electricity

Power comes from Vigilante Electric Coop

Vigilante Electric Coop (Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 83.9% of Wheatland residents.

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.

Internet

Which providers serve Wheatland

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Wheatland, 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.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Wheatland’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wheatland.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileWheatland has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Wheatland kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Wheatland is in two districts that split the grades: Three Forks High School District and Three Forks Elementary School District.

B−School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Wheatland is unincorporated, so Broadwater County is the local government.

Local governmentBroadwater CountyWheatland is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereBroadwater County Election AdministratorElections here are run by Broadwater County (county election office). 515 Broadway St, Townsend, MT 59644-2397 · (406) 266-3405 · [email protected]FVAP, Jan 2025
Register to voteIn personMontana has no online registration; you can register in person up to and including Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeprodvoterportal.mt.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jan 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Wheatland is in ZIP code 59752

ZIP codes where Wheatland residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of WheatlandZIP’s residents in Wheatland
59752Three Forks, MT100%24%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomBillings Clinic Broadwater25 miles awayGet a library cardThree Forks Community Library607 Main St. · (406) 285-3747

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Wheatland

Who provides electricity in Wheatland?

Vigilante Electric Coop (Vigilante Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What ZIP codes are in Wheatland?

59752. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Wheatland in?

Three Forks High School District and Three Forks Elementary School District. Parts of the city are in Townsend K-12 Schools.

How do I register to vote in Wheatland?

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 Broadwater 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.