Photo: Debrak1221 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Highland-on-the-Lake, NY: what to set up and who to call
Highland-on-the-Lake has no town government of its own, so Erie County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore). Most homes in Highland-on-the-Lake have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and Verizon.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Highland-on-the-Lake, 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 Highland-on-the-Lake.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Highland-on-the-Lake. 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 Evans Water District
Evans Water District supplies Highland-on-the-Lake: about 47% of residents live in its service area. About 53% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Ecwa Direct as seller) and serves 160 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. That’s lower than 56% 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. NY1400447.
3 home internet providers serve Highland-on-the-Lake
98% of 1,448 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 77% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 23% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Highland-on-the-Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Highland-on-the-Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Highland-on-the-Lake is in Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore).
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
Highland-on-the-Lake is unincorporated, so Erie County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Highland-on-the-Lake is in ZIP code 14047
ZIP codes where Highland-on-the-Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Highland-on-the-Lake | ZIP’s residents in Highland-on-the-Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14047 | Derby, NY | 100% | 61% |
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 Highland-on-the-Lake
Who supplies Highland-on-the-Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Evans Water District (EPA ID NY1400447). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Highland-on-the-Lake?
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 Highland-on-the-Lake?
Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Highland-on-the-Lake?
14047. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Highland-on-the-Lake in?
Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore).
How do I register to vote in Highland-on-the-Lake?
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 Erie 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.