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The Richville handbook

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

The closest public drop-off to Richville is St. Lawrence County Transfer Station, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. Verizon and Spectrum both wire most of Richville; 87% of addresses can get fiber.

Trash & dumpWhich school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

What to set up in Richville, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

PowerNational Gridinvestor-owned utility · 19.9¢/kWhMore →Internet2 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offSt. Lawrence County Transfer Station, 3 miMore →SchoolGouverneur Central School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes13681, 13642Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Richville.

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Richville. 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.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Richville

98% of 129 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless98%980/880
SpectrumCable94%1,000/50

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Richville.

Nearest public drop-off · 3.1 mi from the center of Richville

St. Lawrence County Transfer Station

This isn’t Richville’s own facility. Whether Richville residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Richville kids go to
PK–4Gouverneur Elementary Schoolin Gouverneur
5–8Gouverneur Middle Schoolin Gouverneur
9–12Gouverneur High Schoolin Gouverneur

Richville is in Gouverneur 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsRichville’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereSt. Lawrence County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by St. Lawrence County (county election office). 80 State Highway 310, Canton, NY 13617 · (315) 379-2202 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterlookup.elections.ny.govThe state’s voter lookup

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

Richville spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RichvilleZIP’s residents in Richville
13681Richville, NY87%25%
13642Gouverneur, NY13%0%

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.

Nearest emergency roomGouverneur Hospital6.7 miles awayGet a library cardRichville Free Library41 School Street · (315) 287-1481

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Richville

Who provides electricity in Richville?

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 Richville?

Verizon, Spectrum (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Richville?

13681 (87%), 13642 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Richville in?

Gouverneur Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Richville?

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.

  • 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.