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

Pine Village Estates MHP reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: nitrate ×3. 78% of systems its size reported none. Power in Bridgewater comes from Oneida-Madison Elec Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Bridgewater, 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 Bridgewater.

Electricity

Power comes from Oneida-Madison Elec Coop

Oneida-Madison Elec Coop (Oneida-Madison Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Bridgewater.

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 Pine Village Estates MHP

Pine Village Estates MHP supplies Bridgewater: about 8% of residents live in its service area. About 91% 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 72 people in all.

3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate ×3, the latest beginning Jul 2023. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.

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 55% 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. NY3201459.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Bridgewater

97% of 665 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 61% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber93%1,000/1,000
Windstream New YorkFiber, DSL49%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless69%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless27%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 Bridgewater’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bridgewater.

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

Bridgewater kids go to
PK–4Mount Markham Elementary Schoolin West Winfield
5–8Mount Markham Middle Schoolin West Winfield
9–12Mount Markham Senior High Schoolin West Winfield

Most of Bridgewater (95%) is in Mount Markham Central School District; parts are in Brookfield Central School District (4%).

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

Bridgewater spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BridgewaterZIP’s residents in Bridgewater
13318Cassville, NY59%68%
13313Bridgewater, NY35%100%
13480Waterville, NY5%2%
13322Clayville, NY1%1%

A few homes fall in 13491.

Area code315Wikidata

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 Bridgewater

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

Pine Village Estates MHP (EPA ID NY3201459). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: nitrate ×3. 78% 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 Bridgewater?

Oneida-Madison Elec Coop (Oneida-Madison Elec Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.

What internet providers serve Bridgewater?

Spectrum, Windstream New York, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Bridgewater?

13318 (59%), 13313 (35%), 13480 (5%), 13322 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Bridgewater in?

Mount Markham Central School District. Parts of the city are in Brookfield Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Bridgewater?

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.