Living in East Frankfort, NY: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for Ilion (V) Water Works, which supplies East Frankfort. East Frankfort has no town government of its own, so Herkimer County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Central Valley Central School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in East Frankfort, 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 East Frankfort.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of East Frankfort. 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 Ilion (V) Water Works
Ilion (V) Water Works supplies almost all of East Frankfort. It draws surface water and serves 8,053 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Aug 2025. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2025: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2020, was 36.0 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2020: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. NY2102307.
3 home internet providers serve East Frankfort
99% of 264 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 99% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 79% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 3% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have East Frankfort’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in East Frankfort.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of East Frankfort (67%) is in Central Valley Central School District; parts are in Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District (33%).
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
East Frankfort is unincorporated, so Herkimer County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
East Frankfort is in ZIP code 13357
ZIP codes where East Frankfort residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of East Frankfort | ZIP’s residents in East Frankfort |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13357 | Ilion, NY | 100% | 5% |
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 East Frankfort
Who supplies East Frankfort’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ilion (V) Water Works (EPA ID NY2102307). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 36.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2020), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in East Frankfort?
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 East Frankfort?
Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in East Frankfort?
13357. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is East Frankfort in?
Central Valley Central School District. Parts of the city are in Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District.
How do I register to vote in East Frankfort?
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 Herkimer 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.