Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Seneca, NY: what to set up and who to call
Seneca spans 4 ZIP codes; 14561 holds the most residents (51%). Spectrum is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Seneca.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Seneca, 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 Seneca.
Power comes from New York State Elec & Gas
New York State Elec & Gas (New York State Elec & Gas Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Seneca. Its homes paid an average of 22.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 6% of New York State Elec & Gas’ home customers do, and New York State Elec & Gas still delivers it.
Start or move service: nyseg.com · (800) 572-1131
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Seneca Town WD water system
The Seneca Town WD water system supplies Seneca: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 92% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Hopewell Consolidated WD #2 and Geneva WD #2 Csa as sellers) and serves 2,625 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 Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 3.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 86% 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. NY3401178.
6 home internet providers serve Seneca
87% of 1,219 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 8% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 83% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 37% | 70/3 |
| Empire Long Distance | Fiber | 6% | 1,000/100 |
| CBN | Fixed wireless | 97% | 100/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 47% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 30% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Seneca
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Seneca, from the town’s own site.
Seneca Drop-off
- Tue7 am–6 pm
- Thu7 am–6 pm
- Sat7 am–3 pm
Cost: Free to town residents
From townofsenecany.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Seneca (56%) is in Gorham-Middlesex Central School District (Marcus Whitman); parts are in Geneva City School District (27%) and Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District (17%).
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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Seneca spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Seneca residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Seneca | ZIP’s residents in Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14561 | Stanley, NY | 51% | 44% |
| 14456 | Geneva, NY | 37% | 5% |
| 14463 | Hall, NY | 7% | 100% |
| 14432 | Clifton Springs, NY | 6% | 3% |
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 Seneca
Who supplies Seneca’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Seneca Town WD water system (EPA ID NY3401178). 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 3.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Seneca?
New York State Elec & Gas (New York State Elec & Gas Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 22.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Seneca?
Spectrum, Frontier, Empire Long Distance, CBN, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Seneca?
14561 (51%), 14456 (37%), 14463 (7%), 14432 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Seneca in?
Gorham-Middlesex Central School District (Marcus Whitman). Parts of the city are in Geneva City School District and Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Seneca?
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 Ontario 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: Seneca’s own website (townofsenecany.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.