Living in Whitewater, MT: what to set up and who to call
Whitewater has no town government of its own, so Phillips County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Whitewater K-12 Schools. Power in Whitewater comes from Big Flat Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Whitewater, 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 Whitewater.
Power comes from Big Flat Electric Coop
Big Flat Electric Coop (Big Flat Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Whitewater.
Start or move service: www.bigflatelectric.com · (406) 654-2040
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Loring Hutterian Brethren Inc water system
The Loring Hutterian Brethren Inc water system supplies Whitewater: about 26% of residents live in its service area. About 74% 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 45 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 2024–Dec 2026, 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. MT0003524.
Which providers serve Whitewater
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Whitewater, 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 Whitewater’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Whitewater.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Whitewater is in Whitewater 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
Whitewater is unincorporated, so Phillips County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Whitewater is in ZIP code 59544
ZIP codes where Whitewater residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Whitewater | ZIP’s residents in Whitewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59544 | Whitewater, MT | 100% | 46% |
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 Whitewater
Who supplies Whitewater’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Loring Hutterian Brethren Inc water system (EPA ID MT0003524). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Whitewater?
Big Flat Electric Coop (Big Flat Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What ZIP codes are in Whitewater?
59544. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Whitewater in?
Whitewater K-12 Schools.
How do I register to vote in Whitewater?
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 Phillips 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): pending.