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The Riceville handbook

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

Riceville has no town government of its own, so Cascade County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Belt Elementary School District. The nearest emergency room is Great Falls Clinic Hospital, 24.2 miles away.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerNorthWestern Energyinvestor-owned utility · 14.4¢/kWhMore →Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Riceville’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolBelt High and Belt Elementary districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteIn personRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code59412Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Riceville.

Electricity

Power comes from NorthWestern Energy

NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Riceville. Its homes paid an average of 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $102 a month (its average across Montana, for customers on its standard service). Montana lets you buy power from another supplier; 0% of NorthWestern Energy’s home customers do, and NorthWestern Energy still delivers it.

Start or move service: northwesternenergy.com · (888) 467-2669

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

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Riceville

100% of 22 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
3 Rivers CommunicationsFiber100%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless68%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless5%25/6

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Riceville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Riceville.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileRiceville 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.

Riceville kids go to
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Belt High Schoolin Belt

Riceville is in two districts that split the grades: Belt Elementary School District and Belt High 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Riceville is unincorporated, so Cascade County is the local government.

Local governmentCascade CountyRiceville is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereCascade County Election AdministratorElections here are run by Cascade County (county election office). Box 2305, Great Falls, MT 59403-2305 · (406) 454-6803 · [email protected]FVAP, Feb 2024
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 Feb 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Riceville is in ZIP code 59412

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RicevilleZIP’s residents in Riceville
59412Belt, MT100%2%

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 roomGreat Falls Clinic Hospital24.2 miles awayGet a library cardBelt Public Library404 Millard St. · (406) 277-3136

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

Questions about living in Riceville

Who provides electricity in Riceville?

NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 14.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Riceville?

3 Rivers Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Riceville?

59412. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Riceville in?

Belt Elementary School District and Belt High School District.

How do I register to vote in Riceville?

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 Cascade 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.