Living in Forest Hill Village, MT: what to set up and who to call
Forest Hill Village has no town government of its own, so Flathead County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Somers Elementary School District. Power in Forest Hill Village comes from Flathead Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Forest Hill Village, 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 Forest Hill Village.
Power comes from Flathead Electric Coop
Flathead Electric Coop (Flathead Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Forest Hill Village. 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 Rocky Cliff Estates water system
The Rocky Cliff Estates water system supplies Forest Hill Village: about 12% of residents live in its service area. Forest Hill HOA serves another 6%. About 82% 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 140 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 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MT0004459.
9 home internet providers serve Forest Hill Village
75% of 157 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 25% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 66% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Blackfoot Communications | Fiber | 22% | 1,000/500 |
| WesternMontanaCommunityTel | Fiber | 10% | 100/100 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 3% | 10/1 |
| Glacier Broadband | Fixed wireless | 92% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Forest Hill Village’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Forest Hill Village.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Forest Hill Village is in two districts that split the grades: Somers 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
Forest Hill Village 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.
Forest Hill Village is in ZIP code 59901
ZIP codes where Forest Hill Village residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Forest Hill Village | ZIP’s residents in Forest Hill Village |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59901 | Kalispell, MT | 100% | 0% |
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 Forest Hill Village
Who supplies Forest Hill Village’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Rocky Cliff Estates water system (EPA ID MT0004459). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Forest Hill Village?
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 Forest Hill Village?
Spectrum, Blackfoot Communications, WesternMontanaCommunityTel, CenturyLink, Glacier Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Forest Hill Village?
59901. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Forest Hill Village in?
Somers Elementary School District and Flathead High School District.
How do I register to vote in Forest Hill Village?
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.