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The New Rochelle handbook

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

Veolia Water New York, Inc. Rd-1 has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 12.2 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The closest public drop-off to New Rochelle is Maxwell Avenue Facility, 1 mile out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

I’m new in town

What to set up in New Rochelle, 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 New Rochelle.

Electricity

Power comes from Con Edison

Con Edison (Consolidated Edison Co. of New York), an investor-owned utility, serves 98.1% of New Rochelle residents. 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 Veolia Water New York, Inc. Rd-1

Veolia Water New York, Inc. Rd-1 supplies almost all of New Rochelle. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Westchester Joint Water Works and the New York City water system as sellers) and serves 146,732 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile12.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 12.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. NY5903444.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve New Rochelle

98% of 13,519 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless97%2,300/2,300
OptimumCable, Fiber97%8,000/8,000
T-MobileFixed wireless59%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 New Rochelle

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

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curbnewrochelleny.gov
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Plastics coded 1 through 7, no larger than a large laundry basket
  • Waxed cardboard juice and milk containers
  • Paper bags
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to bookAppliances and heavy metal items: Thursdays by appointment only, call 914-235-3593 before noon on the Tuesday before collection; TVs/computers: by appointment on the 2nd Saturday (North End) or 3rd Saturday (South End)
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagenewrochelleny.gov →

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

From newrochelleny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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.

New Rochelle kids go to
K–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12New Rochelle High SchoolNew Rochelle City School District

New Rochelle is in New Rochelle City 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

New Rochelle spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of New RochelleZIP’s residents in New Rochelle
10801New Rochelle, NY54%100%
10805New Rochelle, NY23%100%
10804New Rochelle, NY18%100%
10583Scarsdale, NY4%8%

A few homes fall in 10538, 10803. 10802 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.

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 New Rochelle

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

Veolia Water New York, Inc. Rd-1 (EPA ID NY5903444). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 12.2 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in New Rochelle?

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 New Rochelle?

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

What ZIP codes are in New Rochelle?

10801 (54%), 10805 (23%), 10804 (18%), 10583 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is New Rochelle in?

New Rochelle City School District.

How do I register to vote in New Rochelle?

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: New Rochelle’s own website (newrochelleny.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.