Living in Alabama, NY: what to set up and who to call
The Mcwa Genesee water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.4 ppb, was higher than 92% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The closest ER is Medina Memorial Hospital, 9.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Alabama, 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 Alabama.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Alabama. 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 Mcwa Genesee water system
The Mcwa Genesee water system supplies Alabama: 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 buys treated surface water (EPA lists Ecwa Direct and the Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA) as sellers) and serves 16,541 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 5.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NY1800547.
5 home internet providers serve Alabama
95% of 741 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 31% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Empire Telephone | Fiber | 5% | 1,000/100 |
| Empire Long Distance | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/100 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 39% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 34% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Alabama’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Alabama.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Alabama (85%) is in Oakfield-Alabama Central School District; parts are in Akron Central School District (10%) and Medina Central School District (4%).
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.
Alabama spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Alabama residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Alabama | ZIP’s residents in Alabama |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14013 | Basom, NY | 65% | 79% |
| 14125 | Oakfield, NY | 18% | 8% |
| 14001 | Akron, NY | 11% | 2% |
| 14036 | Corfu, NY | 3% | 1% |
| 14020 | Batavia, NY | 2% | 0% |
| 14105 | Middleport, NY | 2% | 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 Alabama
Who supplies Alabama’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Mcwa Genesee water system (EPA ID NY1800547). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Alabama?
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 Alabama?
Spectrum, Empire Telephone, Empire Long Distance, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Alabama?
14013 (65%), 14125 (18%), 14001 (11%), 14036 (3%), 14020 (2%), 14105 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Alabama in?
Oakfield-Alabama Central School District. Parts of the city are in Akron Central School District and Medina Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Alabama?
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 Genesee 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.