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The Lyon Mountain handbook

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

Lyon Mountain has no town government of its own, so Clinton County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Northern Adirondack Central School District. The ER is a drive from Lyon Mountain: the closest is The University of Vermont Health Network - Champl, 19.7 miles away.

Lyon Mountain has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Clinton County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Lyon Mountain’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lyon Mountain, 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 Lyon Mountain.

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lyon Mountain. 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 Yandos Apartments water system

The Yandos Apartments water system supplies Lyon Mountain: about 23% of residents live in its service area. Lyon Mountain Water Dist serves another 17%. About 60% 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 48 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. NY0930139.

Internet

1 home internet providers serve Lyon Mountain

92% of 221 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 92% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SLICFiberFiber94%1,000/1,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Lyon Mountain’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Lyon Mountain.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileLyon Mountain has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lyon Mountain kids go to
PK–5Northern Adirondack Elementary Schoolin Ellenburg Depot
6–12Northern Adirondack Middle/High Schoolin Ellenburg Depot

Lyon Mountain is in Northern Adirondack 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Lyon Mountain is unincorporated, so Clinton County is the local government.

Local governmentClinton CountyLyon Mountain is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereClinton County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Clinton County (county election office). Co. Government Ctr. 137 Margaret St., Ste 104, Plattsburgh, NY 12901 · (518) 565-4740 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 2019
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterlookup.elections.ny.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lyon Mountain spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Lyon MountainZIP’s residents in Lyon Mountain
12952Lyon Mountain, NY93%79%
12955Lyon Mountain, NY7%8%

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 Lyon Mountain

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

The Yandos Apartments water system (EPA ID NY0930139). 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 2.8 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lyon Mountain?

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 Lyon Mountain?

SLICFiber (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Lyon Mountain?

12952 (93%), 12955 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lyon Mountain in?

Northern Adirondack Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Lyon Mountain?

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 Clinton 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.