US Post Office-Waverly · Photo: Malachi77 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Barton, NY: what to set up and who to call
The closest public drop-off to Barton is Sayre Borough Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it. For emergencies, Barton is closest to Robert Packer Hospital, 8 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Barton, 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 Barton.
Water comes from Waverly Village water system
The Waverly Village water system supplies Barton: about 52% of residents live in its service area. About 46% 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 4,830 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2020–Dec 2022, was 3.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. NY5304410.
7 home internet providers serve Barton
95% of 3,530 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 68% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 74% | 1,000/50 |
| Zeta Broadband | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 50% | 400/50 |
| Empire Long Distance | Fiber | 44% | 1,000/100 |
| Haefele Connect | Fiber, Cable | 21% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Frontier | DSL | 8% | 115/7 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 48% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Barton.
Sayre Borough Recycling Center
This isn’t Barton’s own facility. Whether Barton residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Barton (58%) is in Waverly Central School District; parts are in Tioga Central School District (27%) and Spencer-Van Etten Central School District (15%).
C+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.
Barton spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Barton residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Barton | ZIP’s residents in Barton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14892 | Waverly, NY | 83% | 90% |
| 14859 | Lockwood, NY | 9% | 66% |
| 13734 | Barton, NY | 7% | 29% |
A few homes fall in 14883, 14889.
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 Barton
Who supplies Barton’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Waverly Village water system (EPA ID NY5304410). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.3 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
What internet providers serve Barton?
Spectrum, Zeta Broadband, Empire Long Distance, Haefele Connect, Frontier, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Barton?
14892 (83%), 14859 (9%), 13734 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Barton in?
Waverly Central School District. Parts of the city are in Tioga Central School District and Spencer-Van Etten Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Barton?
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 Tioga 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.
- 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.