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The Loring Colony handbook

Living in Loring Colony, MT: what to set up and who to call

Loring Colony has no town government of its own, so Phillips County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Malta K-12 Schools. Power in Loring Colony comes from Big Flat Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Loring Colony has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Phillips County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Loring Colony’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Loring Colony, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerBig Flat Electric Coopcooperative utilityMore →Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Loring Colony’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolMalta K-12 SchoolsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteIn personRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code59537Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Loring Colony.

Electricity

Power comes from Big Flat Electric Coop

Big Flat Electric Coop (Big Flat Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Loring Colony.

Start or move service: www.bigflatelectric.com · (406) 654-2040

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Loring Colony

100% of 5 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Triangle CommunicationsFiber100%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Loring Colony’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Loring Colony.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileLoring Colony has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Loring Colony kids go to
PK–8Loring Colony SchoolMalta K-12 Schools
9–12Malta High Schoolin Malta

Loring Colony is in Malta K-12 Schools.

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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Loring Colony is unincorporated, so Phillips County is the local government.

Local governmentPhillips CountyLoring Colony is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections herePhillips County Election AdministratorElections here are run by Phillips County (county election office). Box 360, Malta, MT 59538-0360 · (406) 654-2423 · [email protected]FVAP, Jun 2025
Register to voteIn personMontana has no online registration; you can register in person up to and including Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placeprodvoterportal.mt.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Loring Colony is in ZIP code 59537

ZIP codes where Loring Colony residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Loring ColonyZIP’s residents in Loring Colony
59537Loring, MT100%46%

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

Nearest emergency roomPhillips County Hospital - Cah30.2 miles awayGet a library cardPhillips County Library10 South 4th St. East · (406) 654-2407

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Loring Colony

Who provides electricity in Loring Colony?

Big Flat Electric Coop (Big Flat Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Loring Colony?

Triangle Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Loring Colony?

59537. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Loring Colony in?

Malta K-12 Schools.

How do I register to vote in Loring 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 Phillips County Election Administrator. Check your registration at prodvoterportal.mt.gov.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • 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.