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The Barneveld handbook

Living in Barneveld, NY: what to set up and who to call

Barneveld has no town government of its own, so Oneida County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Holland Patent Central School District. Tap water in Barneveld comes from Barneveld Water District, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb.

Barneveld has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Oneida County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Barneveld’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Barneveld. Its homes paid an average of 19.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $130 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 6% of National Grid’s home customers do, and National Grid still delivers it.

Start or move service: www1.nationalgridus.com · (315) 474-1511

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Barneveld Water District

Barneveld Water District supplies Barneveld: about 95% of residents live in its service area. About 5% 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 Mvwa - Mohawk Valley Water Authority as seller) and serves 400 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 52% 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. NY3202410.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Barneveld

93% of 153 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable93%1,000/35
VerizonFixed wireless63%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Barneveld’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Barneveld.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileBarneveld 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.

Barneveld kids go to
PK–2General William Floyd Elementary Schoolin Stittville
3–5Holland Patent Elementary Schoolin Holland Patent
6–8Holland Patent Middle Schoolin Holland Patent
9–12Holland Patent Central High Schoolin Holland Patent

Barneveld is in Holland Patent Central 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

Barneveld is unincorporated, so Oneida County is the local government.

Local governmentOneida CountyBarneveld is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereOneida County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Oneida County (county election office). Union Station, 321 Main St- 3rd Floor, Utica, NY 13501 · (315) 798-5765 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterlookup.elections.ny.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Barneveld is in ZIP code 13304

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BarneveldZIP’s residents in Barneveld
13304Barneveld, NY100%17%

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.

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

Questions about living in Barneveld

Who supplies Barneveld’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

Barneveld Water District (EPA ID NY3202410). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Barneveld?

National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Barneveld?

Spectrum, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Barneveld?

13304. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Barneveld in?

Holland Patent Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Barneveld?

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 Oneida 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: 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 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.