Saint Mark's Church · Photo: Gilbert Ask · Public domainLiving in DeWitt, NY: what to set up and who to call
For recycling, DeWitt has OCRRA Jamesville at 4370 Route 91; OpenStreetMap lists it open 7:30 am–3:30 pm (days not listed). Fiber reaches 96% of addresses in DeWitt.
I’m new in town
What to set up in DeWitt, 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 DeWitt.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of DeWitt. 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 Dewitt Wds - South water system
The Dewitt Wds - South water system supplies DeWitt: about 52% of residents live in its service area. Dewitt Wds - North serves another 22%. Ocwa serves another 22%. About 4% 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 Syracuse City and Ocwa as sellers) and serves 16,200 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NY3304343.
3 home internet providers serve DeWitt
99% of 9,217 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 98% | 980/880 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/35 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 67% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in DeWitt is Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in DeWitt, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue, Wed, Thu or Fri)
- RecyclingEvery week
OCRRA Jamesville
4370 Route 91, Jamesville, NY, 13078
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Papers, mail, envelopes
- Newspaper, magazines, softcover books
- Cardboard, pizza boxes
- #1 and #2 plastic bottles (clean, no lids)
- #5 plastic tubs (clean, no lids)
- Cans, jars (clean)
From dewittny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 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.
Most of DeWitt (50%) is in Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District; parts are in East Syracuse-Minoa Central School District (41%) and Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District (5%) and North Syracuse Central School District (3%).
B+School 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.
DeWitt spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where DeWitt residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of DeWitt | ZIP’s residents in DeWitt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13057 | East Syracuse, NY | 34% | 60% |
| 13214 | Syracuse, NY | 27% | 77% |
| 13078 | Jamesville, NY | 18% | 48% |
| 13066 | Fayetteville, NY | 12% | 23% |
| 13224 | Syracuse, NY | 7% | 20% |
| 13206 | Syracuse, NY | 3% | 4% |
A few homes fall in 13211, 13104.
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 DeWitt
When is the OCRRA Jamesville open?
7:30 am–3:30 pm (days not listed), according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check ocrra.org before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies DeWitt’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Dewitt Wds - South water system (EPA ID NY3304343). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in DeWitt?
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 DeWitt?
Verizon, Spectrum, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in DeWitt?
13057 (34%), 13214 (27%), 13078 (18%), 13066 (12%), 13224 (7%), 13206 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is DeWitt in?
Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District. Parts of the city are in East Syracuse-Minoa Central School District and Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District and North Syracuse Central School District.
How do I register to vote in DeWitt?
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 Onondaga 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: DeWitt’s own website (dewittny.gov), read Oct 23, 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.