Living in Dobbs Ferry, NY: what to set up and who to call
Veolia Water New York, Inc. Rd-1 has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 12.2 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Dobbs Ferry has its own train station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Dobbs Ferry, 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 Dobbs Ferry.
Power comes from Con Edison
Con Edison (Consolidated Edison Co. of New York), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Dobbs Ferry. Its homes paid an average of 36.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $137 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 10% of Con Edison’s home customers do, and Con Edison still delivers it.
Start or move service: coned.com · (800) 752-6633
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Veolia Water New York, Inc. Rd-1
Veolia Water New York, Inc. Rd-1 supplies almost all of Dobbs Ferry. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Westchester Joint Water Works and the New York City water system as sellers) and serves 146,732 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 12.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. NY5903444.
3 home internet providers serve Dobbs Ferry
99% of 2,473 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 96% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 95% | 2,300/2,300 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Dobbs Ferry’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Dobbs Ferry.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Dobbs Ferry (81%) is in Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District; parts are in Ardsley Union Free School District (19%).
ASchool 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Dobbs Ferry is in ZIP code 10522
ZIP codes where Dobbs Ferry residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Dobbs Ferry | ZIP’s residents in Dobbs Ferry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10522 | Dobbs Ferry, NY | 100% | 100% |
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 Dobbs Ferry
Who supplies Dobbs Ferry’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Veolia Water New York, Inc. Rd-1 (EPA ID NY5903444). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 12.2 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Dobbs Ferry?
Con Edison (Consolidated Edison Co. of New York), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 36.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Dobbs Ferry?
Optimum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Dobbs Ferry?
10522. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Dobbs Ferry in?
Dobbs Ferry Union Free School District. Parts of the city are in Ardsley Union Free School District.
How do I register to vote in Dobbs Ferry?
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 Westchester 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: 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.