Living in Wilsall, MT: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2019 is still open for Wilsall Water District. Wilsall has no town government of its own, so Park County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Shields Valley Elementary School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wilsall, 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 Wilsall.
Power comes from Park Electric Coop
Park Electric Coop (Park Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Wilsall.
Start or move service: www.parkelectric.coop · (406) 222-3100
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Wilsall Water District
Wilsall Water District supplies almost all of Wilsall. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 250 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Oct 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2019: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 70% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MT0000362.
3 home internet providers serve Wilsall
65% of 155 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 88% | 10/1 |
| Wisp West, Celerity Internet | Fixed wireless | 99% | 100/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wilsall’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wilsall.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Wilsall is in two districts that split the grades: Shields Valley Elementary School District and Shields Valley 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
Wilsall is unincorporated, so Park County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Wilsall is in ZIP code 59086
ZIP codes where Wilsall residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wilsall | ZIP’s residents in Wilsall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59086 | Wilsall, MT | 100% | 26% |
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 Wilsall
Who supplies Wilsall’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wilsall Water District (EPA ID MT0000362). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×2. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wilsall?
Park Electric Coop (Park Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Wilsall?
CenturyLink, Wisp West, Celerity Internet, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wilsall?
59086. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wilsall in?
Shields Valley Elementary School District and Shields Valley High School District.
How do I register to vote in Wilsall?
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 Park 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.