Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Montello, NV: what to set up and who to call
Montello has no town government of its own, so Elko County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Elko County School District. Power in Montello comes from Raft Rural Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Montello, 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 Montello.
Power comes from Raft Rural Elec Coop
Raft Rural Elec Coop (Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Montello. Its homes paid an average of 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025, about $96 a month (its average across Nevada).
Start or move service: rrelectric.com · (208) 645-2211
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Montello Water System
Montello Water System supplies Montello: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% 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 287 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 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s higher than 60% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NV0000169.
2 home internet providers serve Montello
100% of 65 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beehive Broadband | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 32% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Montello has its own drop-off: Montello Disposal
Where to take trash and recycling in Montello, and where the rules are.
Montello Disposal
3rd Street, Montello, NV, 89830
Before you go, check the rules with the town.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Dec 2017). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Montello is in Elko County 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
Montello is unincorporated, so Elko County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Montello is in ZIP code 89830
ZIP codes where Montello residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Montello | ZIP’s residents in Montello |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89830 | Montello, NV | 100% | 51% |
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 Montello
Who supplies Montello’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Montello Water System (EPA ID NV0000169). 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 1.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Montello?
Raft Rural Elec Coop (Raft Rural Elec Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 11.3¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Montello?
Beehive Broadband, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Montello?
89830. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Montello in?
Elko County School District.
How do I register to vote in Montello?
In Nevada you can register online until 5 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before). Elections here are run by the Elko County Clerk. Check your registration at nvsos.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.