Living in Cayuga Heights, NY: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Cayuga Heights is Recycling and Solid Waste Center, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Public schools here are run by Ithaca City School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Cayuga Heights, 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 Cayuga Heights.
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 Cayuga Heights. 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 Cayuga Heights Village water system
The Cayuga Heights Village water system supplies Cayuga Heights: about 77% of residents live in its service area. Cornell University serves another 10%. Ithaca City serves another 6%. About 10% 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 Ithaca City and Scliwc as sellers) and serves 3,170 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2015–Dec 2017, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2017: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. NY5404411.
5 home internet providers serve Cayuga Heights
100% of 986 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 35% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 97% | 300/20 |
| Empire Long Distance | Fiber | 36% | 1,000/100 |
| Fiberspark | Fiber | 9% | 2,000/2,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 33% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Cayuga Heights depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Cayuga Heights, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on cayugaheights.gov →
- RecyclingEvery other week, FriCheck which week on cayugaheights.gov →
- Bulky itemsOnce a month, Mon
Accepted at the curb
- Clear, green, and brown glass
- Tin and aluminum cans
- Aluminum foil and pie plates
- Aerosol cans
- Plastic #1, #2, and #5 only
- Newspaper
- Flattened cardboard
- Magazines
- Junk mail
- Office paper
From cayugaheights.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-12-08, 2025-12-08T09:53:44-05:00, 2026-10-21. 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.
Cayuga Heights is in Ithaca City School District.
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.
Cayuga Heights is in ZIP code 14850
ZIP codes where Cayuga Heights residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Cayuga Heights | ZIP’s residents in Cayuga Heights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14850 | Ithaca, NY | 100% | 6% |
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 Cayuga Heights
Who supplies Cayuga Heights’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Cayuga Heights Village water system (EPA ID NY5404411). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.5 ppb (Jan 2015–Dec 2017), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Cayuga Heights?
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 Cayuga Heights?
Spectrum, Verizon, Empire Long Distance, Fiberspark, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Cayuga Heights?
14850. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Cayuga Heights in?
Ithaca City School District.
How do I register to vote in Cayuga Heights?
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: Cayuga Heights’ own website (cayugaheights.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.