First Free Will Baptist Church of Pike · Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Pike, NY: what to set up and who to call
The Pike Town water system reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 77% of systems its size reported none. Armstrong is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Pike.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Pike, 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 Pike.
Power comes from Rochester Gas & Electric
Rochester Gas & Electric (Rochester Gas & Electric Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 58.3% of Pike residents. Its homes paid an average of 22.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $154 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 14% of Rochester Gas & Electric’s home customers do, and Rochester Gas & Electric still delivers it.
Start or move service: rge.com · (585) 342-0802
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Pike Town water system
The Pike Town water system supplies Pike: about 22% of residents live in its service area. About 78% 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 375 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule), the latest beginning May 2026. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.5 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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. NY6000615.
5 home internet providers serve Pike
79% of 533 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 55% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | Fiber | 55% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 45% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 14% | 90/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 34% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Pike’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Pike.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Pike (98%) is in Letchworth 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.
Pike spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Pike residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Pike | ZIP’s residents in Pike |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14066 | Gainesville, NY | 40% | 33% |
| 14024 | Bliss, NY | 18% | 11% |
| 14427 | Castile, NY | 18% | 9% |
| 14536 | Portageville, NY | 15% | 25% |
| 14130 | Pike, NY | 9% | 100% |
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 Pike
Who supplies Pike’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Pike Town water system (EPA ID NY6000615). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), a groundwater treatment requirement (Groundwater Rule). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.3 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Pike?
Rochester Gas & Electric (Rochester Gas & Electric Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 22.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Pike?
Armstrong, Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Pike?
14066 (40%), 14024 (18%), 14427 (18%), 14536 (15%), 14130 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Pike in?
Letchworth Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Pike?
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 Wyoming 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.