Living in North Harlem Colony, MT: what to set up and who to call
North Harlem Colony has no town government of its own, so Blaine County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Harlem High School District. Power in North Harlem Colony comes from Big Flat Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in North Harlem Colony, 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 North Harlem Colony.
Power comes from Big Flat Electric Coop
Big Flat Electric Coop (Big Flat Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of North Harlem 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.
Water comes from North Harlem Colony water system
The North Harlem Colony water system supplies North Harlem Colony: about 81% of residents live in its service area. About 19% 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 42 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 2023–Dec 2025, 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. MT0001771.
2 home internet providers serve North Harlem Colony
100% of 9 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triangle Communications | Fiber | 100% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 11% | 25/6 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have North Harlem Colony’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in North Harlem Colony.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
North Harlem Colony is in two districts that split the grades: Harlem High School District and North Harlem Colony 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
North Harlem Colony is unincorporated, so Blaine County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
North Harlem Colony is in ZIP code 59526
ZIP codes where North Harlem Colony residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of North Harlem Colony | ZIP’s residents in North Harlem Colony |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59526 | Harlem, MT | 100% | 1% |
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 North Harlem Colony
Who supplies North Harlem Colony’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The North Harlem Colony water system (EPA ID MT0001771). 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 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in North Harlem Colony?
Big Flat Electric Coop (Big Flat Electric Coop Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve North Harlem Colony?
Triangle Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in North Harlem Colony?
59526. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is North Harlem Colony in?
Harlem High School District and North Harlem Colony Elementary School District.
How do I register to vote in North Harlem 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 Blaine 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.