Photo: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Long Lake, NY: what to set up and who to call
There is no curbside pickup in Long Lake: residents take trash to Long Lake Transfer Station. Tap water in most of Long Lake comes from the Long Lake WD water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Long 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 Long Lake.
Power comes from New York State Elec & Gas
New York State Elec & Gas (New York State Elec & Gas Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 80.5% of Long Lake residents. 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 Long Lake WD water system
The Long Lake WD water system supplies Long Lake: about 79% of residents live in its service area. About 20% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 800 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. 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NY2000129.
4 home internet providers serve Long Lake
83% of 1,317 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 60% | 1,000/1,000 |
| SLICFiber | Fiber | 55% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Adirondack Broadband | Fiber | 7% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Long Lake: trash goes to the transfer station
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Long Lake, from the town’s own site.
Long Lake Transfer Station
8180 NYS Route 28N, Long Lake, NY
- Mon9 am–4 pm, 9 am–4 pm
- Tue9 am–4 pm
- Wed9 am–4 pm
- Thu9 am–4 pm, 9 am–4 pm
- Fri9 am–4 pm, 9 am–4 pm
- Sat9 am–4 pm, 9 am–4 pm
- Sun9 am–4 pm, 9 am–4 pm
Cost: No charge; decal stickers are free from the Town Clerk to property owners, permanent renters and lessees
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
From mylonglake.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-02-27, 2026-05-06. 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 Long Lake (82%) is in Long Lake Central School District; parts are in Raquette Lake Union Free School District (18%).
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.
Long Lake spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Long Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Long Lake | ZIP’s residents in Long Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12847 | Long Lake, NY | 87% | 100% |
| 13436 | Raquette Lake, NY | 13% | 96% |
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 Long Lake
Who supplies Long Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Long Lake WD water system (EPA ID NY2000129). 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 Long Lake?
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 Long Lake?
Frontier, SLICFiber, Adirondack Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Long Lake?
12847 (87%), 13436 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Long Lake in?
Long Lake Central School District. Parts of the city are in Raquette Lake Union Free School District.
How do I register to vote in Long 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 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: Long Lake’s own website (mylonglake.com), 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.