Photo: Caroline Tompkins · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Caroline, NY: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2024 is still open for the Mountain View Manor water system, which supplies Caroline. The closest ER is Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca, 13 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Caroline, 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 Caroline.
Power comes from New York State Elec & Gas
New York State Elec & Gas (New York State Elec & Gas Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Caroline. Its homes paid an average of 22.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 6% of New York State Elec & Gas’ home customers do, and New York State Elec & Gas still delivers it.
Start or move service: nyseg.com · (800) 572-1131
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mountain View Manor water system
The Mountain View Manor water system supplies Caroline: about 1% of residents live in its service area. About 99% 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 40 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), beginning Oct 2024. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2024: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2017–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 80% 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. NY5405816.
6 home internet providers serve Caroline
75% of 1,565 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 30% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 56% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 46% | 90/5 |
| Point Broadband | Fiber | 18% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Haefele Connect | Fiber, Cable | 15% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 30% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 10% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Caroline’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Caroline.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Caroline (61%) is in Ithaca City School District; parts are in Candor Central School District (19%) and Newark Valley Central School District (16%) and Dryden Central School District (4%).
BSchool 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 Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Caroline spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Caroline residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Caroline | ZIP’s residents in Caroline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14817 | Brooktondale, NY | 69% | 93% |
| 14850 | Ithaca, NY | 13% | 1% |
| 13736 | Berkshire, NY | 9% | 13% |
| 14881 | Slaterville Springs, NY | 8% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 13053.
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.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Caroline
Who supplies Caroline’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mountain View Manor water system (EPA ID NY5405816). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule Revisions). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2017–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Caroline?
New York State Elec & Gas (New York State Elec & Gas Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 22.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Caroline?
Spectrum, Frontier, Point Broadband, Haefele Connect, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Caroline?
14817 (69%), 14850 (13%), 13736 (9%), 14881 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Caroline in?
Ithaca City School District. Parts of the city are in Candor Central School District and Newark Valley Central School District and Dryden Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Caroline?
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 Tompkins 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.