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The Durhamville handbook

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

Durhamville has no town government of its own, so Oneida County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Oneida City School District. The Oneida City water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: , beginning Jun 2026.

Durhamville has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Oneida County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Durhamville’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Durhamville.

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Oneida City water system

The Oneida City water system supplies Durhamville: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Ocwa as seller) and serves 11,393 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: , beginning Jun 2026. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.6 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. NY2602381.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Durhamville

97% of 222 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber96%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless84%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless61%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Durhamville’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Durhamville.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileDurhamville 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.

Durhamville kids go to
PK–2W F Prior Elementary Schoolin Oneida
3Seneca Street Schoolin Oneida
6–8Otto L Shortell Middle Schoolin Wampsville
9–12Oneida Senior High Schoolin Oneida

Durhamville is in Oneida City 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

Durhamville is unincorporated, so Oneida County is the local government.

Local governmentOneida CountyDurhamville is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereOneida County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Oneida County (county election office). Union Station, 321 Main St- 3rd Floor, Utica, NY 13501 · (315) 798-5765 · [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

Durhamville spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of DurhamvilleZIP’s residents in Durhamville
13054Durhamville, NY92%35%
13421Oneida, NY8%0%

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.

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

Questions about living in Durhamville

Who supplies Durhamville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Oneida City water system (EPA ID NY2602381). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: . 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Durhamville?

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 Durhamville?

Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Durhamville?

13054 (92%), 13421 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Durhamville in?

Oneida City School District.

How do I register to vote in Durhamville?

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 Oneida 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.