Living in New York, FL: what to set up and who to call
Power in New York comes from Escambia River Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company. For a library card, the closest branch is Flomaton Public Library, 11.5 miles out.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New York, 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 New York.
Power comes from Escambia River Elec Coop
Escambia River Elec Coop (Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of New York. Its homes paid an average of 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $198 a month (its average across Florida).
Start or move service: erec.com · (850) 675-4521
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Moore Creek Mount Carmel Utilities
Moore Creek Mount Carmel Utilities supplies New York: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Jay, Town of - Utilities Dept. as seller) and serves 4,875 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2024, was 1.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.7 ppb. That’s higher than 62% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. FL1570479.
4 home internet providers serve New York
100% of 274 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conexon Connect | Fiber | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 8% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 39% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 9% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have New York’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New York.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
New York is in Santa Rosa County 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
New York is unincorporated, so the county is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Nov 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
New York is in ZIP code 32565
ZIP codes where New York residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New York | ZIP’s residents in New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32565 | Jay, FL | 100% | 9% |
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 New York
Who supplies New York’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Moore Creek Mount Carmel Utilities (EPA ID FL1570479). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.7 ppb (Jan–Jun 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New York?
Escambia River Elec Coop (Escambia River Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility. Its homes paid about 15.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve New York?
Conexon Connect, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New York?
32565. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New York in?
Santa Rosa County School District.
How do I register to vote in New York?
In Florida you can register online until 29 days before Election Day, in person until 29 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 29 days before). Elections here are run by the Santa Rosa Supervisor of Elections. Check your registration at registration.elections.myflorida.com.
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 17, 2025 (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.