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The Milo handbook

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

Most mail in Milo goes to 14527 (90% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. For emergencies, Milo is closest to Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates, 4.9 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Milo, 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 Milo.

Electricity

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 Milo. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Penn Yan Village water system

The Penn Yan Village water system supplies Milo: about 63% of residents live in its service area. About 35% 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 5,248 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 59% 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. NY6101263.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Milo

88% of 3,059 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 66% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber77%1,000/1,000
Empire Long DistanceFiber50%1,000/100
Haefele ConnectCable12%300/25
T-MobileFixed wireless55%25/3
VerizonFixed wireless50%300/20
CBNFixed wireless35%100/100

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Milo’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Milo.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Milo or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Milo kids go to
PK–5Penn Yan Elementary SchoolPenn Yan Central School District
6–8Penn Yan Middle SchoolPenn Yan Central School District
9–12Penn Yan AcademyPenn Yan Central School District

Most of Milo (86%) is in Penn Yan Central School District; parts are in Dundee Central School District (14%).

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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Milo spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MiloZIP’s residents in Milo
14527Penn Yan, NY90%48%
14842Himrod, NY10%86%

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 Milo

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

The Penn Yan Village water system (EPA ID NY6101263). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Milo?

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 Milo?

Spectrum, Empire Long Distance, Haefele Connect, T-Mobile, Verizon, CBN (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Milo?

14527 (90%), 14842 (10%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Milo in?

Penn Yan Central School District. Parts of the city are in Dundee Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Milo?

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 Yates 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.