Living in Riverview Colony, MT: what to set up and who to call
Riverview Colony has no town government of its own, so Liberty County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary School District. The Riverview Colony water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jul 2023.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Riverview 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 Riverview Colony.
Power comes from Hill County Electric Coop
Hill County Electric Coop (Hill County Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Riverview Colony.
Start or move service: www.hcelectric.com · (406) 394-7804
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Riverview Colony water system
The Riverview Colony water system supplies Riverview Colony: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Ncmrwa Tiber Service Area as seller) and serves 130 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jul 2023. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. MT0001777.
1 home internet providers serve Riverview Colony
100% of 2 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triangle Communications | Fiber | 100% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Riverview Colony’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Riverview Colony.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Riverview Colony is in two districts that split the grades: Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary School District and Chester-Joplin-Inverness 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Riverview Colony is unincorporated, so Liberty County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Riverview Colony is in ZIP code 59522
ZIP codes where Riverview Colony residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Riverview Colony | ZIP’s residents in Riverview Colony |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59522 | Chester, MT | 100% | 7% |
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 Riverview Colony
Who supplies Riverview Colony’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Riverview Colony water system (EPA ID MT0001777). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Riverview Colony?
Hill County Electric Coop (Hill County Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Riverview Colony?
Triangle Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Riverview Colony?
59522. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Riverview Colony in?
Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary School District and Chester-Joplin-Inverness High School District.
How do I register to vote in Riverview 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 Liberty 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.