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Old State Road, Town of Allen, New York, October 2015Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Allen handbook

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

Most mail in Allen goes to 14709 (46% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. The ER is a drive from Allen: the closest is Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital, 18.2 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Allen, 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 Allen.

Electricity

Power comes from Rochester Gas & Electric

Rochester Gas & Electric (Rochester Gas & Electric Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Allen. Its homes paid an average of 22.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $154 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 14% of Rochester Gas & Electric’s home customers do, and Rochester Gas & Electric still delivers it.

Start or move service: rge.com · (585) 342-0802

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Allen

90% of 466 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
ArmstrongFiber88%1,000/1,000
FrontierDSL11%70/3
Southern Tier WirelessFixed wireless36%25/15
T-MobileFixed wireless6%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 Allen’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Allen.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Allen or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Allen kids go to
PK–123 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Allen (40%) is in Genesee Valley Central School District; parts are in Fillmore Central School District (38%) and Belfast Central School District (22%).

Test scores and every school: see 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 Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Allen spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of AllenZIP’s residents in Allen
14709Angelica, NY46%16%
14735Fillmore, NY45%8%
14711Belfast, NY9%2%
Area code716Wikidata

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 Allen

Who provides electricity in Allen?

Rochester Gas & Electric (Rochester Gas & Electric Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 22.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Allen?

Armstrong, Frontier, Southern Tier Wireless, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Allen?

14709 (46%), 14735 (45%), 14711 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Allen in?

Genesee Valley Central School District. Parts of the city are in Fillmore Central School District and Belfast Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Allen?

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 Allegany 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.

  • 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.