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The Weeksville handbook

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

Weeksville has no town government of its own, so Sanders County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Thompson Falls High School District. Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative wires most of Weeksville, and 99% of addresses can get fiber.

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

I’m new in town

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

PowerNorthWestern Energyinvestor-owned utility · 14.4¢/kWhMore →Internet1 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Weeksville’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolPlains K-12 Schools and Thompson Falls High districtsWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteIn personRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code59859Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from NorthWestern Energy

NorthWestern Energy (NorthWestern Energy LLC - (MT)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Weeksville. 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

1 home internet providers serve Weeksville

99% of 58 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Blackfoot Telephone CooperativeFiber, DSL98%1,000/500

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Weeksville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Weeksville.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileWeeksville 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.

Weeksville kids go to
PK–6Plains Elementary Schoolin Plains
7–8Plains 7-8in Plains
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Weeksville is in two districts that split the grades: Thompson Falls High School District and Plains 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

Weeksville is unincorporated, so Sanders County is the local government.

Local governmentSanders CountyWeeksville is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSanders County Election AdministratorElections here are run by Sanders County (county election office). Box 519, Thompson Falls, MT 59873-0519 · (406) 827-3038 · [email protected]FVAP, Jan 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 Jan 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Weeksville is in ZIP code 59859

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of WeeksvilleZIP’s residents in Weeksville
59859Plains, 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 roomClark Fork Valley Hospital7 miles awayGet a library cardPlains Public Library District108 West Railroad · (406) 826-3101

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

Questions about living in Weeksville

Who provides electricity in Weeksville?

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 Weeksville?

Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Weeksville?

59859. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Weeksville in?

Thompson Falls High School District and Plains K-12 Schools. Parts of the city are in Thompson Falls Elementary School District.

How do I register to vote in Weeksville?

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 Sanders 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.