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The Bergen handbook

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

Bergen runs its own electric utility, Village of Bergen. The Mcwa Genesee water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.4 ppb, was higher than 92% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bergen, 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 Bergen.

Electricity

Power comes from Village of Bergen

Village of Bergen (Village of Bergen - (NY)), a municipal utility, serves all of Bergen.

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 Mcwa Genesee water system

The Mcwa Genesee water system supplies almost all of Bergen. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Ecwa Direct and the Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA) as sellers) and serves 16,541 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile5.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 5.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 92% 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. NY1800547.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Bergen

97% of 418 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable94%1,000/35
FrontierDSL90%90/5
VerizonFixed wireless96%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless89%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Bergen’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bergen.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Bergen or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Bergen kids go to
PK–5Byron-Bergen Elementary SchoolByron-Bergen Central School District
6–12Byron-Bergen Junior/Senior High SchoolByron-Bergen Central School District

Bergen is in Byron-Bergen Central School District.

B+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Bergen is in ZIP code 14416

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BergenZIP’s residents in Bergen
14416Bergen, NY100%30%
Area code585Wikidata

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 Bergen

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

The Mcwa Genesee water system (EPA ID NY1800547). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bergen?

Village of Bergen (Village of Bergen - (NY)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Bergen?

Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bergen?

14416. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bergen in?

Byron-Bergen Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Bergen?

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 Genesee 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.