Photo: Mwanner at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Harrietstown, NY: what to set up and who to call
Harrietstown has its own drop-off, Lake Clear Transfer Station, on 59 Dump Road. For emergencies, Harrietstown is closest to Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake, 9.2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Harrietstown, 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 Harrietstown.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Harrietstown. 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 Saranac Lake V water system
The Saranac Lake V water system supplies Harrietstown: about 73% of residents live in its service area. About 23% 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 5,345 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 52% 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. NY1600011.
5 home internet providers serve Harrietstown
94% of 2,505 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 21% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 88% | 1,000/35 |
| SLICFiber | Fiber | 14% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Adirondack Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 32% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 23% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Harrietstown has its own drop-off: Lake Clear Transfer Station
Where to take trash and recycling in Harrietstown, and where the rules are.
Lake Clear Transfer Station
59 Dump Road, Lake Clear, NY, 12945
Before you go, check the rules with the town.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Jun 2023). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Harrietstown is in Saranac Lake Central School District.
BSchool 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.
Harrietstown spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Harrietstown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Harrietstown | ZIP’s residents in Harrietstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12983 | Saranac Lake, NY | 89% | 66% |
| 12945 | Lake Clear, NY | 9% | 91% |
| 12986 | Tupper Lake, NY | 2% | 2% |
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 Harrietstown
Who supplies Harrietstown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Saranac Lake V water system (EPA ID NY1600011). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Harrietstown?
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 Harrietstown?
Spectrum, SLICFiber, Adirondack Broadband, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Harrietstown?
12983 (89%), 12945 (9%), 12986 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Harrietstown in?
Saranac Lake Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Harrietstown?
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 Franklin 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.