Photo: Marcbela (Marc N. Belanger) · Public domainLiving in Chesterfield, NY: what to set up and who to call
Chesterfield spans 2 ZIP codes; 12944 holds the most residents (88%). Trains stop in Chesterfield, at Port Kent.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chesterfield, 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 Chesterfield.
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 Chesterfield. 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 Chesterfield WD water system
The Chesterfield WD water system supplies Chesterfield: about 44% of residents live in its service area. Port Kent WD serves another 6%. About 49% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 2,300 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–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. NY1500283.
5 home internet providers serve Chesterfield
73% of 1,445 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 23% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 61% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 50% | 1,000/50 |
| VTel Wireless | Fixed wireless | 50% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 12% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 6% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Chesterfield
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Chesterfield, from the town’s own site.
Chesterfield Compaction Station
81 Augur Lake Road, Keeseville, New York 12944
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: $20.00 per 80 lbs of rubbish via Compaction Station tickets; toilets charged by weight; additional items priced separately
From chesterfieldny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 1/14/2025. 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.
Most of Chesterfield (89%) is in AuSable Valley Central School District; parts are in Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport (11%).
CSchool 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 Mar 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Chesterfield spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Chesterfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chesterfield | ZIP’s residents in Chesterfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12944 | Keeseville, NY | 88% | 53% |
| 12975 | Port Kent, NY | 12% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 12911.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Chesterfield
Who supplies Chesterfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Chesterfield WD water system (EPA ID NY1500283). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chesterfield?
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 Chesterfield?
Frontier, Spectrum, VTel Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chesterfield?
12944 (88%), 12975 (12%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chesterfield in?
AuSable Valley Central School District. Parts of the city are in Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport.
How do I register to vote in Chesterfield?
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 Essex 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: Chesterfield’s own website (chesterfieldny.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.