Living in Marion, MT: what to set up and who to call
Marion has no town government of its own, so Flathead County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Flathead High School District. Power in Marion comes from Flathead Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Marion, 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 Marion.
Power comes from Flathead Electric Coop
Flathead Electric Coop (Flathead Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Marion. 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 Dwaynes Village water system
The Dwaynes Village water system supplies Marion: about 2% of residents live in its service area. About 97% 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 63 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 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 71% 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. MT0004745.
4 home internet providers serve Marion
23% of 500 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenturyLink | DSL | 65% | 40/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 51% | 100/20 |
| MontanaSky Networks | Fixed wireless | 50% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 11% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Marion’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Marion.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Marion is in two districts that split the grades: Flathead High School District and Marion Elementary School District.
C+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
Marion 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.
Marion spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Marion residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Marion | ZIP’s residents in Marion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59925 | Marion, MT | 95% | 65% |
| 59920 | Kila, MT | 5% | 3% |
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 Marion
Who supplies Marion’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Dwaynes Village water system (EPA ID MT0004745). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Marion?
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 Marion?
CenturyLink, T-Mobile, MontanaSky Networks, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Marion?
59925 (95%), 59920 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Marion in?
Flathead High School District and Marion Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in Marion?
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.