Vernon Methodist Church · Photo: Agreen54 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Vernon, NY: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Vernon goes to 13461 (37% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. Most of Vernon has one wired internet choice: Spectrum.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Vernon, 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 Vernon.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Vernon. 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 Sherrill - Kenwood WD water system
The Sherrill - Kenwood WD water system supplies Vernon: about 32% of residents live in its service area. Vernon Village serves another 20%. Oneida City serves another 5%. About 39% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Oneida City as seller) and serves 3,142 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–Dec 2009, was 1.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2009: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. NY3202419.
5 home internet providers serve Vernon
93% of 3,381 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 35% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 90% | 1,000/35 |
| SLICFiber | Fiber | 33% | 1,000/1,000 |
| TDS Telecom | DSL | 28% | 50/10 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 80% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 44% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Vernon’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Vernon.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Vernon (86%) is in Sherrill City School District; parts are in Oneida City School District (7%) and Stockbridge Valley Central School District (3%).
BSchool 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.
Vernon spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Vernon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Vernon | ZIP’s residents in Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13461 | Sherrill, NY | 37% | 100% |
| 13476 | Vernon, NY | 29% | 79% |
| 13421 | Oneida, NY | 19% | 13% |
| 13477 | Vernon Center, NY | 14% | 89% |
A few homes fall in 13409.
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 Vernon
Who supplies Vernon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Sherrill - Kenwood WD water system (EPA ID NY3202419). 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 1.6 ppb (Jan–Dec 2009), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Vernon?
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 Vernon?
Spectrum, SLICFiber, TDS Telecom, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Vernon?
13461 (37%), 13476 (29%), 13421 (19%), 13477 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Vernon in?
Sherrill City School District. Parts of the city are in Oneida City School District and Stockbridge Valley Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Vernon?
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 Oneida 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.