Living in Kila, MT: what to set up and who to call
Kila has no town government of its own, so Flathead County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Flathead High School District. Wettington Water District Inc reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Jan 2022.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Kila, 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 Kila.
Power comes from Flathead Electric Coop
Flathead Electric Coop (Flathead Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Kila. 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 Wettington Water District Inc
Wettington Water District Inc supplies Kila: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 96% 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 119 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule), beginning Jan 2022. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 52% 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. MT0004083.
Which providers serve Kila
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Kila, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
We don’t have Kila’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Kila.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Kila is in two districts that split the grades: Flathead High School District and Kila 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
Kila 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.
Kila is in ZIP code 59920
ZIP codes where Kila residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Kila | ZIP’s residents in Kila |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59920 | Kila, MT | 100% | 23% |
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 Kila
Who supplies Kila’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wettington Water District Inc (EPA ID MT0004083). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a bacteria testing requirement (Revised Total Coliform Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Kila?
Flathead Electric Coop (Flathead Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 10.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Kila?
59920. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Kila in?
Flathead High School District and Kila Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Kila?
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): pending.