Living in Gildford Colony, MT: what to set up and who to call
Gildford Colony has no town government of its own, so Hill County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend North Star High School District. Power in Gildford Colony comes from Hill County Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gildford Colony, 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 Gildford Colony.
Power comes from Hill County Electric Coop
Hill County Electric Coop (Hill County Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Gildford Colony.
Start or move service: www.hcelectric.com · (406) 394-7804
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Gildford Colony water system
The Gildford Colony water system supplies Gildford Colony: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 70 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 2017–Dec 2019, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2019: EPA has no newer result for this system. 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. MT0001770.
1 home internet providers serve Gildford Colony
100% of 1 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triangle Communications | Fiber | 100% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gildford Colony’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gildford Colony.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Gildford Colony is in two districts that split the grades: North Star High School District and Gildford Colony Elementary 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
Gildford Colony is unincorporated, so Hill County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Gildford Colony is in ZIP code 59525
ZIP codes where Gildford Colony residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gildford Colony | ZIP’s residents in Gildford Colony |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59525 | Gildford, MT | 100% | 27% |
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 Gildford Colony
Who supplies Gildford Colony’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Gildford Colony water system (EPA ID MT0001770). 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 2017–Dec 2019), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gildford Colony?
Hill County Electric Coop (Hill County Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Gildford Colony?
Triangle Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gildford Colony?
59525. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gildford Colony in?
North Star High School District and Gildford Colony Elementary School District. Parts of the city are in North Star Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Gildford Colony?
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 Hill 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.