Photo: Enesse Bhé · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Moriah, NY: what to set up and who to call
Moriah has its own drop-off, Moriah Transfer Station. Moriah has a train station, Port Henry.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Moriah, 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 Moriah.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Moriah. 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 Moriah WD water system
The Moriah WD water system supplies Moriah: about 40% of residents live in its service area. Port Henry WD serves another 15%. About 44% 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 3,100 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–Dec 2024, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.3 ppb. That’s higher than 54% 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. NY1500287.
4 home internet providers serve Moriah
84% of 2,169 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 16% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 85% | 1,000/35 |
| Bridge Point Communication | Fiber | 16% | 1,000/500 |
| SLICFiber | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 25% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Moriah
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Moriah, from the town’s own site.
Town of Moriah Transfer Station
31 Joyce Road, Mineville, New York
- Tue8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Wed8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Thu8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Fri8:30 am–4:30 pm
- Sat8:30 am–4:30 pm
Cost: $3.50 per sticker per household garbage bag (sold at Town Hall; small additional fee at some local stores)
Accepted at the curb
- Separate papers
- Corrugated containers
- Metal cans
- Other metals
- Glass
From townofmoriahny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-06-08T17:39:28+00:00, 2026-10-15T14:30:07+00:00. 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 Moriah (99%) is in Moriah Central School District.
DSchool gradeSee 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 Mar 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Moriah spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Moriah residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Moriah | ZIP’s residents in Moriah |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12974 | Port Henry, NY | 32% | 100% |
| 12956 | Mineville, NY | 29% | 100% |
| 12960 | Moriah, NY | 21% | 100% |
| 12998 | Witherbee, NY | 12% | 100% |
| 12961 | Moriah Center, NY | 3% | 100% |
| 12993 | Westport, NY | 2% | 7% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Moriah
Who supplies Moriah’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Moriah WD water system (EPA ID NY1500287). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Moriah?
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 Moriah?
Spectrum, Bridge Point Communication, SLICFiber, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Moriah?
12974 (32%), 12956 (29%), 12960 (21%), 12998 (12%), 12961 (3%), 12993 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Moriah in?
Moriah Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Moriah?
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 Essex 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: Moriah’s own website (townofmoriahny.gov), 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.