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The Bombay handbook

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

Bombay spans 4 ZIP codes; 12914 holds the most residents (59%). The closest ER is The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy, 14.7 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bombay, 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 Bombay.

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bombay. 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 Jocks Mobile Estate water system

The Jocks Mobile Estate water system supplies Bombay: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 96% 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 160 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 percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2016–Dec 2018, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2018: EPA has no newer result for this system. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

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. NY1613600.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Bombay

65% of 624 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 10% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber58%1,000/1,000
Mohawk NetworksFiber, Fixed wireless11%500/500
VerizonFixed wireless30%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 Bombay’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bombay.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Bombay 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.

Bombay kids go to
PK–5Saint Regis Mohawk SchoolSalmon River Central School District
6–8Salmon River Middle Schoolin Fort Covington
9–12Salmon River High Schoolin Fort Covington

Most of Bombay (99%) is in Salmon River Central School District.

DSchool 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

Bombay spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BombayZIP’s residents in Bombay
12914Bombay, NY59%84%
12957Moira, NY22%17%
13655Hogansburg, NY10%3%
12916Brushton, NY9%5%
Area code518Wikidata

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 Bombay

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

The Jocks Mobile Estate water system (EPA ID NY1613600). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2016–Dec 2018), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Bombay?

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 Bombay?

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

What ZIP codes are in Bombay?

12914 (59%), 12957 (22%), 13655 (10%), 12916 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bombay in?

Salmon River Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Bombay?

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 Franklin 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.