Photo: Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Dannemora, NY: what to set up and who to call
Every home in Dannemora is in ZIP code 12929. Public schools here are run by Saranac Central School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dannemora, 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 Dannemora.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dannemora. 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.
Water comes from Dannemora Village water system
The Dannemora Village water system supplies Dannemora: about 59% of residents live in its service area. Clinton Correctional Facility serves another 41%. About 27% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Clinton Correctional Facility as seller) and serves 1,228 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 2023, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 68% 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. NY0900213.
4 home internet providers serve Dannemora
99% of 440 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 44% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/50 |
| SLICFiber | Fiber | 91% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 86% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 82% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Dannemora
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Dannemora, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check villageofdannemora.gov →
From villageofdannemora.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Dannemora is in Saranac Central School District.
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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Dannemora is in ZIP code 12929
ZIP codes where Dannemora residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dannemora | ZIP’s residents in Dannemora |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12929 | Dannemora, NY | 100% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 12918.
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 Dannemora
Who supplies Dannemora’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Dannemora Village water system (EPA ID NY0900213). 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 1.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dannemora?
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 Dannemora?
Spectrum, SLICFiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dannemora?
12929. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dannemora in?
Saranac Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Dannemora?
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 Clinton 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: Dannemora’s own website (villageofdannemora.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.