Living in Batavia, MT: what to set up and who to call
Batavia has no town government of its own, so Flathead County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Smith Valley Elementary School District. District Court LLC has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 9.0 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Batavia, 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 Batavia.
Power comes from Flathead Electric Coop
Flathead Electric Coop (Flathead Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Batavia. Its homes paid an average of 10.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $119 a month (its average across Montana).
Start or move service: flatheadelectric.com · (406) 293-7122
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from District Court LLC
District Court LLC supplies Batavia: about 19% of residents live in its service area. Ashley Hills HOA serves another 7%. About 75% 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 50 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 9.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. MT0002651.
6 home internet providers serve Batavia
97% of 174 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 71% | 40/3 |
| MontanaSky Networks | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 31% | 50/10 |
| Bullitt Communications | Fixed wireless | 95% | 100/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 72% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 49% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 1 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Batavia.
Evergreen Disposal
This isn’t Batavia’s own facility. Whether Batavia residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Batavia is in two districts that split the grades: Smith Valley Elementary School District and Flathead 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
Batavia is unincorporated, so Flathead County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Mar 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Batavia is in ZIP code 59901
ZIP codes where Batavia residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Batavia | ZIP’s residents in Batavia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59901 | Kalispell, MT | 100% | 1% |
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 Batavia
Who supplies Batavia’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
District Court LLC (EPA ID MT0002651). 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 9.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Batavia?
Flathead Electric Coop (Flathead Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 10.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Batavia?
Spectrum, CenturyLink, MontanaSky Networks, Bullitt Communications, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Batavia?
59901. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Batavia in?
Smith Valley Elementary School District and Flathead High School District.
How do I register to vote in Batavia?
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 Flathead 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.