Photo: Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in McGraw, NY: what to set up and who to call
The Mcgraw Village water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 12.1 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The closest public drop-off to McGraw is Cortland Count Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in McGraw, 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 McGraw.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of McGraw. 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 Mcgraw Village water system
The Mcgraw Village water system supplies McGraw: about 86% of residents live in its service area. About 14% 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 1,306 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 12.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 14.5 ppb. 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. NY1101758.
4 home internet providers serve McGraw
99% of 364 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 72% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 60% | 980/880 |
| Point Broadband | Fiber | 57% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 70% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in McGraw.
Cortland Count Recycling Center
137 Pendleton Street, Cortland, NY, 13045 · run by County of Cortland
This isn’t McGraw’s own facility. Whether McGraw 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.
McGraw is in McGraw 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.
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.
McGraw is in ZIP code 13101
ZIP codes where McGraw residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of McGraw | ZIP’s residents in McGraw |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13101 | Mc Graw, NY | 100% | 41% |
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 McGraw
Who supplies McGraw’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mcgraw Village water system (EPA ID NY1101758). 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 12.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in McGraw?
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 McGraw?
Spectrum, Verizon, Point Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in McGraw?
13101. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is McGraw in?
McGraw Central School District.
How do I register to vote in McGraw?
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 Cortland 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.