Photo: Mwanner · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Elizabethtown, NY: what to set up and who to call
Thursday is trash day in Elizabethtown. Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport runs the public schools in Elizabethtown.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Elizabethtown, 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 Elizabethtown.
Power comes from New York State Elec & Gas
New York State Elec & Gas (New York State Elec & Gas Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 98.3% of Elizabethtown residents. Its homes paid an average of 22.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 6% of New York State Elec & Gas’ home customers do, and New York State Elec & Gas still delivers it.
Start or move service: nyseg.com · (800) 572-1131
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Elizabethtown WD water system
The Elizabethtown WD water system supplies Elizabethtown: about 44% of residents live in its service area. About 56% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 800 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 55% 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. NY1500277.
6 home internet providers serve Elizabethtown
70% of 772 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 41% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 42% | 1,000/50 |
| SLICFiber | Fiber | 33% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Westelcom Networks | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Chazy Westport Communications | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 37% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 2% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Elizabethtown is Thursday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Elizabethtown, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
Elizabethtown-Lewis Transfer Station
- Thu2:30 pm–8 pm
- Mon6 am–2 pm
- Tue6 am–2 pm, 2:30 pm–5 pm
- Wed6 am–2 pm
- Thu6 am–2 pm, 2:30 pm–5 pm
- Fri6 am–2 pm
- Sat9 am–4 pm
From elizabethtown-ny.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.
Elizabethtown is in Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport.
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 Mar 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Elizabethtown spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Elizabethtown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Elizabethtown | ZIP’s residents in Elizabethtown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12932 | Elizabethtown, NY | 86% | 77% |
| 12964 | New Russia, NY | 12% | 88% |
| 12993 | Westport, NY | 2% | 1% |
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 Elizabethtown
Who supplies Elizabethtown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Elizabethtown WD water system (EPA ID NY1500277). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Elizabethtown?
New York State Elec & Gas (New York State Elec & Gas Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 22.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Elizabethtown?
Spectrum, SLICFiber, Westelcom Networks, Chazy Westport Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Elizabethtown?
12932 (86%), 12964 (12%), 12993 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Elizabethtown in?
Boquet Valley Central School District at Elizabethtown-Lewis-Westport.
How do I register to vote in Elizabethtown?
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 Essex 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: Elizabethtown’s own website (elizabethtown-ny.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.