Bonfoy-Barstow House · Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Winfield, NY: what to set up and who to call
The West Winfield Village water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.6 ppb, was higher than 93% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Power in Winfield comes from Otsego Electric Coop, a cooperative utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Winfield, 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 Winfield.
Power comes from Otsego Electric Coop
Otsego Electric Coop (Otsego Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility, serves all of Winfield.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from West Winfield Village water system
The West Winfield Village water system supplies Winfield: about 28% of residents live in its service area. About 67% 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 862 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 5.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 93% 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. NY2102342.
4 home internet providers serve Winfield
96% of 897 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 85% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 91% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Windstream New York | Fiber, DSL | 72% | 2,000/2,000 |
| OEConnect | Fiber | 4% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 54% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Winfield’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Winfield.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Winfield is in Mount Markham Central School District.
B−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.
Winfield spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Winfield residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Winfield | ZIP’s residents in Winfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13491 | West Winfield, NY | 95% | 52% |
| 13357 | Ilion, NY | 5% | 1% |
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 Winfield
Who supplies Winfield’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The West Winfield Village water system (EPA ID NY2102342). 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 5.6 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Winfield?
Otsego Electric Coop (Otsego Electric Coop, Inc), a cooperative utility.
What internet providers serve Winfield?
Spectrum, Windstream New York, OEConnect, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Winfield?
13491 (95%), 13357 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Winfield in?
Mount Markham Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Winfield?
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 Herkimer 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.