Edmund Wilson House · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Leyden, NY: what to set up and who to call
The Port Leyden Village water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 9.5 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The ER is a drive from Leyden: the closest is Lewis County General Hospital, 19 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Leyden, 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 Leyden.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Leyden. 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 Port Leyden Village water system
The Port Leyden Village water system supplies Leyden: about 26% of residents live in its service area. About 70% 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 820 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 9.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. NY2402368.
5 home internet providers serve Leyden
96% of 835 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 25% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 47% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Hudson Valley Wireless | Fixed wireless | 69% | 200/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 10% | 25/3 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 9% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Leyden’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Leyden.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Leyden (58%) is in South Lewis Central School District; parts are in Adirondack Central School District (42%).
C+School 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 Oct 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Leyden spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Leyden residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Leyden | ZIP’s residents in Leyden |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13433 | Port Leyden, NY | 50% | 51% |
| 13309 | Boonville, NY | 46% | 12% |
| 13325 | Constableville, NY | 5% | 8% |
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 Leyden
Who supplies Leyden’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Port Leyden Village water system (EPA ID NY2402368). 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 9.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Leyden?
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 Leyden?
Spectrum, Frontier, Hudson Valley Wireless, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Leyden?
13433 (50%), 13309 (46%), 13325 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Leyden in?
South Lewis Central School District. Parts of the city are in Adirondack Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Leyden?
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 Lewis 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.