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The Addison handbook

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

Addison spans 2 ZIP codes; 14801 holds the most residents (98%). Addison Public Library, 1.9 miles away, is the closest library to Addison.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Addison, 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 Addison.

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 Addison. 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 Addison Village water system

The Addison Village water system supplies Addison: about 61% of residents live in its service area. About 39% 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 1,850 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.

Lead, 90th percentile3.5 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 3.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 4.1 ppb. That’s higher than 87% 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. NY5001203.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Addison

98% of 1,029 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Armstrong Telephone CompanyFiber96%1,000/1,000
SpectrumCable, Fiber71%1,000/35
T-MobileFixed wireless68%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Addison’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Addison.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Addison kids go to
K–5Tuscarora Elementary SchoolAddison Central School District
6–12Addison Middle/High SchoolAddison Central School District

Most of Addison (93%) is in Addison Central School District; parts are in Campbell-Savona Central School District (7%).

C−School 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

Addison spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of AddisonZIP’s residents in Addison
14801Addison, NY98%45%
14821Campbell, NY2%1%
Area code607Wikidata

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 Addison

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

The Addison Village water system (EPA ID NY5001203). 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 3.5 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Addison?

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 Addison?

Armstrong Telephone Company, Spectrum, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Addison?

14801 (98%), 14821 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Addison in?

Addison Central School District. Parts of the city are in Campbell-Savona Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Addison?

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 Steuben 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.