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The Cranberry Lake handbook

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

Cranberry Lake has no town government of its own, so St. Lawrence County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Clifton-Fine Central School District. SLICFiber wires most of Cranberry Lake, and 90% of addresses can get fiber.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Cranberry Lake has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in St. Lawrence County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Cranberry Lake’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Cranberry Lake, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerNational Gridinvestor-owned utility · 19.9¢/kWhMore →Internet2 providers91% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Cranberry Lake’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolClifton-Fine Central School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code12927Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Cranberry Lake.

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Cranberry Lake. 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.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Cranberry Lake

91% of 374 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SLICFiberFiber90%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless65%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 Cranberry Lake’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Cranberry Lake.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileCranberry Lake has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Cranberry Lake kids go to
PK–6Clifton-Fine Elementary Schoolin Star Lake
7–12Clifton-Fine Junior-Senior High Schoolin Star Lake

Cranberry Lake is in Clifton-Fine Central School District.

Test scores and every school: see Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Cranberry Lake is unincorporated, so St. Lawrence County is the local government.

Local governmentSt. Lawrence CountyCranberry Lake is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSt. Lawrence County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by St. Lawrence County (county election office). 80 State Highway 310, Canton, NY 13617 · (315) 379-2202 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterlookup.elections.ny.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Cranberry Lake is in ZIP code 12927

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Cranberry LakeZIP’s residents in Cranberry Lake
12927Cranberry Lake, NY100%70%

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.

Nearest emergency roomClifton-Fine Hospital9.4 miles awayGet a library cardClifton Community Library7171 State Highway 3 · (315) 848-3256

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Cranberry Lake

Who provides electricity in Cranberry Lake?

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 Cranberry Lake?

SLICFiber, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Cranberry Lake?

12927. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Cranberry Lake in?

Clifton-Fine Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Cranberry Lake?

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 St. Lawrence 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.

  • 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.