Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station · Photo: Jondude11 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Piercefield, NY: what to set up and who to call
The Paul Smiths College water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 8.1 ppb, was higher than 97% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). For an emergency, Clifton-Fine Hospital is the closest ER, 22.8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Piercefield, 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 Piercefield.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves 97.2% of Piercefield residents. 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 Paul Smiths College water system
The Paul Smiths College water system supplies Piercefield: about 3% of residents live in its service area. About 97% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 1,100 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 Jul–Dec 2025, was 8.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 610.0 ppb. That’s higher than 97% 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. NY1612265.
3 home internet providers serve Piercefield
83% of 344 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 83% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLICFiber | Fiber | 54% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Adirondack Broadband | Fiber | 34% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 8% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Piercefield’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Piercefield.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Piercefield is in Tupper Lake Central School District.
Test scores and every school: see 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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Piercefield spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Piercefield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Piercefield | ZIP’s residents in Piercefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12973 | Piercefield, NY | 46% | 100% |
| 12986 | Tupper Lake, NY | 37% | 2% |
| 12922 | Childwold, NY | 17% | 69% |
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 Piercefield
Who supplies Piercefield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Paul Smiths College water system (EPA ID NY1612265). 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 8.1 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Piercefield?
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 Piercefield?
SLICFiber, Adirondack Broadband, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Piercefield?
12973 (46%), 12986 (37%), 12922 (17%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Piercefield in?
Tupper Lake Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Piercefield?
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 St. Lawrence 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.