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The Sparta handbook

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

The Alpine Manor Home for Adults water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: bromomethane, beginning Jan 2023. For emergencies, Sparta is closest to Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital, 4.4 miles away.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

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 Sparta. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Alpine Manor Home for Adults water system

The Alpine Manor Home for Adults water system supplies Sparta: about 2% of residents live in its service area. About 98% 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 36 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: bromomethane, beginning Jan 2023. 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile5.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 5.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.6 ppb. That’s higher than 92% 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. NY2500945.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Sparta

80% of 704 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 15% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable70%1,000/35
FrontierDSL, Fiber24%7,000/7,000
Empire Long DistanceFiber7%1,000/100
T-MobileFixed wireless30%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless22%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Sparta’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sparta.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Sparta or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Sparta kids go to
PK–2Dansville Primary Schoolin Dansville
3–6Ellis B Hyde Elementary Schoolin Dansville
7–12Dansville High Schoolin Dansville

Most of Sparta (97%) is in Dansville Central School District; parts are in Geneseo Central School District (3%).

CSchool gradeSee 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.

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

Sparta spans 5 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SpartaZIP’s residents in Sparta
14437Dansville, NY83%14%
14545Scottsburg, NY9%96%
14435Conesus, NY6%3%
14572Wayland, NY1%0%
14462Groveland, NY1%3%
Area code585Wikidata

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.

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

Questions about living in Sparta

Who supplies Sparta’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Alpine Manor Home for Adults water system (EPA ID NY2500945). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: bromomethane. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.8 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Sparta?

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 Sparta?

Spectrum, Frontier, Empire Long Distance, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sparta?

14437 (83%), 14545 (9%), 14435 (6%), 14572 (1%), 14462 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sparta in?

Dansville Central School District. Parts of the city are in Geneseo Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Sparta?

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 Livingston 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.