Photo: Jay_Litman (Uploads) · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Bemus Point, NY: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Bemus Point comes from the Bemus Bay Condominiums water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 23% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. The closest public drop-off to Bemus Point is Ellery Transfer Station, 5 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Bemus Point, 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 Bemus Point.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Bemus Point. 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 Bemus Bay Condominiums water system
The Bemus Bay Condominiums water system supplies Bemus Point: about 59% of residents live in its service area. About 41% 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 120 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 0.5 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. NY0630085.
4 home internet providers serve Bemus Point
100% of 228 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream New York | Fiber, DSL | 100% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/50 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 59% | 100/20 |
| DFT Local Service | Fixed wireless | 18% | 100/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 5 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Bemus Point.
Ellery Transfer Station
This isn’t Bemus Point’s own facility. Whether Bemus Point 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.
Bemus Point is in Bemus Point Central School District.
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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Bemus Point is in ZIP code 14712
ZIP codes where Bemus Point residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Bemus Point | ZIP’s residents in Bemus Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14712 | Bemus Point, NY | 100% | 9% |
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 Bemus Point
Who supplies Bemus Point’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Bemus Bay Condominiums water system (EPA ID NY0630085). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Bemus Point?
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 Bemus Point?
Windstream New York, Spectrum, T-Mobile, DFT Local Service (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Bemus Point?
14712. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Bemus Point in?
Bemus Point Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Bemus Point?
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 Chautauqua 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.