Bill and Lois Stepping Stones (Wilson House) · Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Bedford, NY: what to set up and who to call
Bedford spans 4 ZIP codes; 10507 holds the most residents (38%). Trains stop in Bedford, at Bedford Hills.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bedford, 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 Bedford.
Power comes from Con Edison
Con Edison (Consolidated Edison Co. of New York), an investor-owned utility, serves 65.2% of Bedford residents. Its homes paid an average of 36.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $137 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 10% of Con Edison’s home customers do, and Con Edison still delivers it.
Start or move service: coned.com · (800) 752-6633
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bedford Consolidated W.d. water system
The Bedford Consolidated W.d. water system supplies Bedford: about 42% of residents live in its service area. Old Post Road Water District serves another 8%. About 44% 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 the New York City water system as seller) and serves 9,056 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 2025–Dec 2027, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 8.0 ppb. That’s higher than 67% 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. NY5903419.
3 home internet providers serve Bedford
97% of 5,221 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 95% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
In Bedford, you hire your own trash hauler
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Bedford, from the town’s own site.
Bedford Town Recycling Center
343 Railroad Avenue, Bedford Hills
- Tue8 am–3 pm
- Thu8 am–3 pm
- Sat8 am–3 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Glass bottles (i.e. food bottles and jars, wine/beer bottles)
- Metals (aluminum and tin cans, empty aerosol cans)
- Most plastic
- Cardboard (broken down and no larger than 4 feet by 4 feet)
- Newspaper and magazines
- Other paper (any color)
Town Recycling Center
343 Railroad Avenue, Bedford Hills
From bedfordny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Most of Bedford (68%) is in Bedford Central School District; parts are in Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District (30%).
A−School 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.
Bedford spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Bedford residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bedford | ZIP’s residents in Bedford |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10507 | Bedford Hills, NY | 38% | 100% |
| 10536 | Katonah, NY | 31% | 49% |
| 10506 | Bedford, NY | 21% | 64% |
| 10549 | Mount Kisco, NY | 10% | 10% |
A few homes fall in 10576.
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 Bedford
Who supplies Bedford’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Bedford Consolidated W.d. water system (EPA ID NY5903419). 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 2.0 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bedford?
Con Edison (Consolidated Edison Co. of New York), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 36.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Bedford?
Verizon, Optimum, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bedford?
10507 (38%), 10536 (31%), 10506 (21%), 10549 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bedford in?
Bedford Central School District. Parts of the city are in Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free School District.
How do I register to vote in Bedford?
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 Westchester 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: Bedford’s own website (bedfordny.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.