Living in Arcade, NY: what to set up and who to call
Arcade runs its own electric utility, Village of Arcade. Friday is trash day in Arcade.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Arcade, 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 Arcade.
Power comes from Village of Arcade
Village of Arcade (Village of Arcade - (NY)), a municipal utility, serves 94.2% of Arcade residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Arcade Village water system
The Arcade Village water system supplies Arcade: about 97% of residents live in its service area. About 3% 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 2,630 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.1 ppb. That’s higher than 88% 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. NY6000608.
5 home internet providers serve Arcade
97% of 744 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/50 |
| Armstrong | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Southern Tier Wireless | Fixed wireless | 85% | 75/15 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 30% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 20% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Arcade is Friday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Arcade, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery other week, Fri · which week: villageofarcadeny.gov
- Bulky itemsCall to book (first Fri of the month)
When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.
From villageofarcadeny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-08-05. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Arcade is in Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District.
BSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Arcade is in ZIP code 14009
ZIP codes where Arcade residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Arcade | ZIP’s residents in Arcade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14009 | Arcade, NY | 100% | 35% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Arcade
Who supplies Arcade’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Arcade Village water system (EPA ID NY6000608). 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 3.9 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Arcade?
Village of Arcade (Village of Arcade - (NY)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Arcade?
Spectrum, Armstrong, Southern Tier Wireless, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Arcade?
14009. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Arcade in?
Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Arcade?
In New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before). Elections here are run by the Wyoming County Board of Elections. Check your registration at voterlookup.elections.ny.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: Arcade’s own website (villageofarcadeny.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- 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 Aug 3, 2026 (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.