Living in Hornellsville, NY: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Hornellsville goes to 14843 (73% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Spectrum is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Hornellsville.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hornellsville, 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 Hornellsville.
Power comes from New York State Elec & Gas
New York State Elec & Gas (New York State Elec & Gas Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hornellsville. 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 Arkport Village water system
The Arkport Village water system supplies Hornellsville: about 19% of residents live in its service area. Hornell City serves another 18%. North Hornell Village serves another 11%. About 52% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 835 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 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.7 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. NY5001204.
5 home internet providers serve Hornellsville
90% of 1,972 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 56% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 82% | 1,000/35 |
| Empire Long Distance | Fiber | 45% | 1,000/100 |
| Armstrong | Fiber | 13% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 60% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 31% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Hornellsville’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hornellsville.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Hornellsville (36%) is in Alfred-Almond Central School District; parts are in Hornell City School District (32%) and Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District (18%) and Arkport Central School District (14%).
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.
Hornellsville spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hornellsville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hornellsville | ZIP’s residents in Hornellsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14843 | Hornell, NY | 73% | 23% |
| 14807 | Arkport, NY | 25% | 36% |
| 14823 | Canisteo, NY | 1% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 14804.
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 Hornellsville
Who supplies Hornellsville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Arkport Village water system (EPA ID NY5001204). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hornellsville?
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 Hornellsville?
Spectrum, Empire Long Distance, Armstrong, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hornellsville?
14843 (73%), 14807 (25%), 14823 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hornellsville in?
Alfred-Almond Central School District. Parts of the city are in Hornell City School District and Canisteo-Greenwood Central School District and Arkport Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Hornellsville?
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 Steuben 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.