Living in Hungry Horse, MT: what to set up and who to call
Hungry Horse has no town government of its own, so Flathead County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Columbia Falls Elementary School District. Tap water in Hungry Horse comes from Hungry Horse Co Water and Sewer District, 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 Hungry Horse, 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 Hungry Horse.
Power comes from Flathead Electric Coop
Flathead Electric Coop (Flathead Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Hungry Horse. 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 Hungry Horse Co Water and Sewer District
Hungry Horse Co Water and Sewer District supplies almost all of Hungry Horse. It draws ground water and serves 1,135 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. MT0000253.
5 home internet providers serve Hungry Horse
86% of 510 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MontanaSky Networks | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 68% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 47% | 8,000/8,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL | 38% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 57% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hungry Horse’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hungry Horse.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hungry Horse is in two districts that split the grades: Columbia Falls Elementary School District and Columbia 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
Hungry Horse 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.
Hungry Horse is in ZIP code 59919
ZIP codes where Hungry Horse residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hungry Horse | ZIP’s residents in Hungry Horse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59919 | Hungry Horse, 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 Hungry Horse
Who supplies Hungry Horse’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Hungry Horse Co Water and Sewer District (EPA ID MT0000253). 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 Hungry Horse?
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 Hungry Horse?
MontanaSky Networks, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hungry Horse?
59919. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hungry Horse in?
Columbia Falls Elementary School District and Columbia Falls High School District.
How do I register to vote in Hungry Horse?
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.