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The Brewerton handbook

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

Brewerton has no town government of its own, so Onondaga County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Central Square Central School District. The Ocwa water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 8.0 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).

Brewerton has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Onondaga County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Brewerton’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Brewerton, 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 Brewerton.

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Brewerton. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Ocwa water system

The Ocwa water system supplies almost all of Brewerton. It draws surface water (EPA lists Syracuse City as seller) and serves 350,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 84 systems serving 250,001–500,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile8.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 8.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. NY3304336.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Brewerton

99% of 1,530 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 33% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber97%1,000/35
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber87%300/20
Windstream New YorkFiber, DSL76%2,000/2,000
T-MobileFixed wireless90%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 Brewerton’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Brewerton.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileBrewerton has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Brewerton kids go to
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Central Square Middle Schoolin Central Square
9–12Paul V Moore High Schoolin Central Square

Brewerton is in Central Square 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Brewerton is unincorporated, so Onondaga County is the local government.

Local governmentOnondaga CountyBrewerton is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereOnondaga County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Onondaga County (county election office). Most of Brewerton (80%) votes here; the rest in Oswego County (20%). 1000 Erie Blvd W, Syracuse, NY 13204 · (315) 435-8683 · [email protected]FVAP, Jul 2019
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterlookup.elections.ny.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Brewerton spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of BrewertonZIP’s residents in Brewerton
13029Brewerton, NY80%44%
13036Central Square, NY20%9%

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 Brewerton

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

The Ocwa water system (EPA ID NY3304336). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 8.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Brewerton?

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 Brewerton?

Spectrum, Verizon, Windstream New York, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Brewerton?

13029 (80%), 13036 (20%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Brewerton in?

Central Square Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Brewerton?

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 Onondaga 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.