Living in Lakeside, MT: what to set up and who to call
Lakeside 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 Lakeside comes from Flathead Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lakeside, 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 Lakeside.
Power comes from Flathead Electric Coop
Flathead Electric Coop (Flathead Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves 63.7% of Lakeside residents. 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 Lakeside Water System
Lakeside Water System supplies Lakeside: about 76% of residents live in its service area. About 22% 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 1,225 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 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 82% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MT0000266.
7 home internet providers serve Lakeside
73% of 1,723 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 70% | 1,000/1,000 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 51% | 40/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 17% | 300/20 |
| MontanaSky Networks | Fixed wireless | 10% | 50/10 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 5% | 25/3 |
| Glacier Broadband | Fixed wireless | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Lakeside’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lakeside.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lakeside is in two districts that split the grades: Somers Elementary School District and Flathead High School District.
B+School gradeSee 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
Lakeside 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.
Lakeside spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lakeside residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lakeside | ZIP’s residents in Lakeside |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59922 | Lakeside, MT | 93% | 95% |
| 59932 | Somers, MT | 7% | 12% |
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 Lakeside
Who supplies Lakeside’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lakeside Water System (EPA ID MT0000266). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lakeside?
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 Lakeside?
Spectrum, CenturyLink, Verizon, MontanaSky Networks, AT&T, Glacier Broadband (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lakeside?
59922 (93%), 59932 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lakeside in?
Somers Elementary School District and Flathead High School District.
How do I register to vote in Lakeside?
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.