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The Mount Kisco handbook

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

Mount Kisco Water Department reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Nov 2024. Mount Kisco has its own train station.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Mount Kisco, 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 Mount Kisco.

Electricity

Power comes from Con Edison

Con Edison (Consolidated Edison Co. of New York), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mount Kisco. Its homes paid an average of 36.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $137 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 10% of Con Edison’s home customers do, and Con Edison still delivers it.

Start or move service: coned.com · (800) 752-6633

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 Mount Kisco Water Department

Mount Kisco Water Department supplies almost all of Mount Kisco. It draws surface water (EPA lists New Castle/Stanwood W.d. as seller) and serves 11,187 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), beginning Nov 2024. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 3.7 ppb. That’s lower 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. NY5903437.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Mount Kisco

98% of 1,889 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 84% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless95%980/880
OptimumCable, Fiber92%940/35
T-MobileFixed wireless76%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Mount Kisco

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

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Clear, green or brown glass jars and bottles, any size
  • Plastic containers coded 1 through 7 on the bottom
  • Food and beverage cans, clean aluminum foil and trays and all empty aerosol cans
  • Corrugated cardboard boxes and brown paper bags
  • All weekly and daily newspapers, including their glossy inserts
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsHighway Department picks up bulk items at the curb; each bulk item needs a $20.00 bulk pick-up sticker bought at the Receiver of Taxes office

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

From mountkiscony.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.

Mount Kisco kids go to
PK–5Mount Kisco Elementary SchoolBedford Central School District
6–8Fox Lane Middle Schoolin Bedford
9–12Fox Lane High Schoolin Bedford

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Mount Kisco is in ZIP code 10549

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Mount KiscoZIP’s residents in Mount Kisco
10549Mount Kisco, NY100%65%
Area code914Wikidata

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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Mount Kisco

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

Mount Kisco Water Department (EPA ID NY5903437). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Mount Kisco?

Con Edison (Consolidated Edison Co. of New York), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 36.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Mount Kisco?

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

What ZIP codes are in Mount Kisco?

10549. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Mount Kisco in?

Bedford Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Mount Kisco?

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 Westchester 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: Mount Kisco’s own website (mountkiscony.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.