Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Herkimer, NY: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2026 is still open for the Herkimer Village water system. For home internet, most of Herkimer can choose between Spectrum and Verizon.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Herkimer, 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 Herkimer.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Herkimer. 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 Herkimer Village water system
The Herkimer Village water system supplies almost all of Herkimer. It draws surface water and serves 7,606 people in all.
20 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×18, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×2, the latest beginning Apr 2026. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none. 22 older violations are still open, since 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2020, was 19.0 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. NY2102306.
3 home internet providers serve Herkimer
97% of 2,345 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 93% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 73% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Herkimer’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Herkimer.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Herkimer is in Herkimer Central School District.
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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Herkimer is in ZIP code 13350
ZIP codes where Herkimer residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Herkimer | ZIP’s residents in Herkimer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13350 | Herkimer, NY | 100% | 76% |
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 Herkimer
Who supplies Herkimer’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Herkimer Village water system (EPA ID NY2102306). It reported 20 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule) ×18, a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×2. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 19.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2020), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Herkimer?
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 Herkimer?
Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Herkimer?
13350. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Herkimer in?
Herkimer Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Herkimer?
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.