Living in Philadelphia, NY: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2017 is still open for the Philadelphia Village water system. Philadelphia runs its own electric utility, Village of Philadelphia.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Philadelphia, 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 Philadelphia.
Power comes from Village of Philadelphia
Village of Philadelphia (Village of Philadelphia - (NY)), a municipal utility, serves all of Philadelphia.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Philadelphia Village water system
The Philadelphia Village water system supplies almost all of Philadelphia. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 1,800 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. 1 older violation is still open, since 2017: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), per EPA’s records.
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 61% 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. NY2202341.
3 home internet providers serve Philadelphia
94% of 337 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 45% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 15% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Philadelphia’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Philadelphia.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Philadelphia is in Indian River Central School District.
C+School 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 Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Philadelphia is in ZIP code 13673
ZIP codes where Philadelphia residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Philadelphia | ZIP’s residents in Philadelphia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13673 | Philadelphia, NY | 100% | 44% |
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 Philadelphia
Who supplies Philadelphia’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Philadelphia Village water system (EPA ID NY2202341). 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 1.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Philadelphia?
Village of Philadelphia (Village of Philadelphia - (NY)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Philadelphia?
Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Philadelphia?
13673. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Philadelphia in?
Indian River Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Philadelphia?
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 Jefferson 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.