Photo: Fwgoebel · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lake Pleasant, NY: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Lake Pleasant goes to 12164 (54% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. The ER is a drive from Lake Pleasant: the closest is Nathan Littauer Hospital, 35.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lake Pleasant, 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 Lake Pleasant.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lake Pleasant. 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 Speculator V water system
The Speculator V water system supplies Lake Pleasant: about 16% of residents live in its service area. About 84% 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 2,008 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. NY2004501.
2 home internet providers serve Lake Pleasant
81% of 1,333 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 81% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 77% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Hamilton County Cable | Fiber | 51% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Lake Pleasant depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lake Pleasant, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayThe town’s pickup schedule (PDF)
- RecyclingEvery week, Tue
Holidays change the pickup schedule: check the town’s calendar for those weeks.
Transfer Station (Hamilton County facility used under town contract)
2297 State Route 8, Lake Pleasant, NY 12108
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Wed8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- Glass food and beverage containers
- Metal food and beverage containers
- Newspaper and inserts
- Magazines and books
From lakepleasantny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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.
Most of Lake Pleasant (98%) is in Lake Pleasant Central School District; parts are in Wells Central School District (2%).
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.
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.
Lake Pleasant spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lake Pleasant residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lake Pleasant | ZIP’s residents in Lake Pleasant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12164 | Speculator, NY | 54% | 100% |
| 12108 | Lake Pleasant, NY | 46% | 99% |
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 Lake Pleasant
Who supplies Lake Pleasant’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Speculator V water system (EPA ID NY2004501). 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 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lake Pleasant?
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 Lake Pleasant?
Frontier, Hamilton County Cable (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lake Pleasant?
12164 (54%), 12108 (46%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lake Pleasant in?
Lake Pleasant Central School District. Parts of the city are in Wells Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Lake Pleasant?
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 Hamilton 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: Lake Pleasant’s own website (lakepleasantny.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.