Living in Lincolndale, NY: what to set up and who to call
Lincolndale has no town government of its own, so Westchester County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Somers Central School District. Somers Consolidated Water District #1 has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 11.0 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lincolndale, 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 Lincolndale.
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 Lincolndale. 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 Somers Consolidated Water District #1
Somers Consolidated Water District #1 supplies Lincolndale: about 35% of residents live in its service area. Dykeer Water Co. serves another 24%. Maple Hill Condominium W.s. serves another 8%. About 32% 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 Yorktown Consold. Water Dist.#1 as seller) and serves 3,848 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 11.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. NY5903426.
3 home internet providers serve Lincolndale
100% of 578 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 72% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 940/35 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 69% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 13% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 2 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lincolndale.
City Carting & Recycling
241 Route 100, Somers, 10536
This isn’t Lincolndale’s own facility. Whether Lincolndale residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Lincolndale is in Somers Central School District.
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
Lincolndale is unincorporated, so Westchester County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Lincolndale spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lincolndale residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lincolndale | ZIP’s residents in Lincolndale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10541 | Mahopac, NY | 71% | 4% |
| 10589 | Somers, NY | 29% | 5% |
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 Lincolndale
Who supplies Lincolndale’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Somers Consolidated Water District #1 (EPA ID NY5903426). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 11.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lincolndale?
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 Lincolndale?
Optimum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lincolndale?
10541 (71%), 10589 (29%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lincolndale in?
Somers Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Lincolndale?
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 Westchester 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.