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The Lowville handbook

Living in Lowville, NY: what to set up and who to call

The Lowville Village water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jan 2022. Lowville Free Library, at 5387 Dayan Street, is the library in town.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lowville, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Lowville.

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lowville. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Lowville Village water system

The Lowville Village water system supplies almost all of Lowville. It draws surface water and serves 4,000 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5), beginning Jan 2022. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile0.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 0.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.5 ppb. That’s lower than 63% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NY2402365.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Lowville

96% of 1,245 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 11% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber95%1,000/35
FrontierDSL, Fiber86%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless87%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless65%300/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Lowville

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lowville, from the town’s own site.

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsVillage DPW picks up fall brush and branches up to 5 ft long and leaves only during the fall cleanup (9/28/26-10/2/26 and as time permits); no lawn clippings; residents may take yard waste to the Wastewater Treatment plant on E. State St.

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check villageoflowville.gov →

From villageoflowville.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lowville kids go to
PK–5Lowville Elementary SchoolLowville Academy and Central School District
6–8Lowville Middle SchoolLowville Academy and Central School District
9–12Lowville High SchoolLowville Academy and Central School District

Lowville is in Lowville Academy and Central School District.

B+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lowville is in ZIP code 13367

ZIP codes where Lowville residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of LowvilleZIP’s residents in Lowville
13367Lowville, NY100%38%
Area code315Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Lowville

Who supplies Lowville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Lowville Village water system (EPA ID NY2402365). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (HAA5). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.5 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lowville?

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 Lowville?

Spectrum, Frontier, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lowville?

13367. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lowville in?

Lowville Academy and Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Lowville?

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: Lowville’s own website (villageoflowville.gov), read Oct 23, 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.