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The Virgil handbook

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

There is no curbside pickup in Virgil: residents take trash to Virgil Transfer Station. Haefele Connect is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Virgil.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Virgil, 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 Virgil.

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

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

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Riverside Manor Trailer Park

Riverside Manor Trailer Park supplies Virgil: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 131 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.2 ppb. That’s higher than 80% 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. NY1112374.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Virgil

91% of 1,097 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 42% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Haefele ConnectCable, Fiber61%2,000/2,000
FrontierDSL42%90/5
SpectrumCable36%1,000/1,000
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber12%980/880
Point BroadbandFiber11%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless48%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

No curbside pickup in Virgil: trash goes to the transfer station

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Virgil, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereDrop-off onlyNo curbside pickup: you take it to the drop-offvirgilny.gov
Transfer stationVirgil Transfer StationHours ↓
Transfer station · where your trash goes

Virgil Transfer Station

1486 Van Donsel Road, Virgil, NY 13045

Permit needed
MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Mon1 pm–5 pm
  • Tue1 pm–5 pm
  • Sat8 am–1 pm

Cost: $20.00 annually for the first person in the household; $1.00 for each additional person

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Plastics
  • Paper
  • Cardboard
  • Glass
  • Tin and aluminum cans
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsFurniture, especially couches: make an appointment with transfer station attendant Ken before bringing; couches must be cut into 4-foot sections
Get the permit from the Town Clerk(607) 835-6174Mon-Fri 10:00 AM-3:00 PM

From virgilny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Virgil kids go to
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Virgil (67%) is in Cortland City School District; parts are in Marathon Central School District (22%) and McGraw Central School District (7%) and Dryden Central School District (4%).

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

Virgil spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of VirgilZIP’s residents in Virgil
13045Cortland, NY80%7%
13053Dryden, NY12%6%
13803Marathon, NY8%5%

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 Virgil

When is the Virgil Transfer Station open?

Mon–Tue 1 pm–5 pm; Sat 8 am–1 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check virgilny.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.

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

Riverside Manor Trailer Park (EPA ID NY1112374). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.8 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Virgil?

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 Virgil?

Haefele Connect, Frontier, Spectrum, Verizon, Point Broadband, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Virgil?

13045 (80%), 13053 (12%), 13803 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Virgil in?

Cortland City School District. Parts of the city are in Marathon Central School District and McGraw Central School District and Dryden Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Virgil?

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 Cortland 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: Virgil’s own website (virgilny.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.