Tenth Street Bridge · Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domainLiving in Black Eagle, MT: what to set up and who to call
Black Eagle has no town government of its own, so Cascade County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Great Falls Elementary School District. Tap water in Black Eagle comes from Black Eagle Cascade County Water Sewer, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Black Eagle, 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 Black Eagle.
Power comes from NorthWestern Energy
NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Black Eagle. Its homes paid an average of 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $102 a month (its average across Montana, for customers on its standard service). Montana lets you buy power from another supplier; 0% of NorthWestern Energy’s home customers do, and NorthWestern Energy still delivers it.
Start or move service: northwesternenergy.com · (888) 467-2669
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Black Eagle Cascade County Water Sewer
Black Eagle Cascade County Water Sewer supplies Black Eagle: about 97% of residents live in its service area. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists City of Great Falls as seller) and serves 1,233 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MT0000157.
7 home internet providers serve Black Eagle
96% of 476 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Konceptio Data Services | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 96% | 45/18 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 87% | 1,000/35 |
| 3 Rivers Communications | Fiber, DSL | 7% | 1,000/1,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 91% | 100/20 |
| The Montana Internet | Fixed wireless | 85% | 25/5 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 78% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Black Eagle’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Black Eagle.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Black Eagle is in two districts that split the grades: Great Falls Elementary School District and Great Falls 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
Black Eagle is unincorporated, so Cascade County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Feb 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Black Eagle is in ZIP code 59414
ZIP codes where Black Eagle residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Black Eagle | ZIP’s residents in Black Eagle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59414 | Black Eagle, MT | 100% | 100% |
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 Black Eagle
Who supplies Black Eagle’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Black Eagle Cascade County Water Sewer (EPA ID MT0000157). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Black Eagle?
NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Black Eagle?
Konceptio Data Services, Spectrum, 3 Rivers Communications, AT&T, The Montana Internet, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Black Eagle?
59414. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Black Eagle in?
Great Falls Elementary School District and Great Falls High School District.
How do I register to vote in Black Eagle?
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 Cascade 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.