Photo: Jguard18 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Buchanan, NY: what to set up and who to call
Tap water in most of Buchanan comes from the Buchanan Village water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection. The nearest library is Hendrick Hudson Free Library, 0.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Buchanan, 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 Buchanan.
Power comes from Con Edison
Con Edison (Consolidated Edison Co. of New York), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Buchanan. Its homes paid an average of 36.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $137 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 10% of Con Edison’s home customers do, and Con Edison still delivers it.
Start or move service: coned.com · (800) 752-6633
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Buchanan Village water system
The Buchanan Village water system supplies Buchanan: about 78% of residents live in its service area. About 22% 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 Montrose Improvement District and Peekskill City as sellers) and serves 2,200 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.0 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. NY5903422.
2 home internet providers serve Buchanan
99% of 735 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 96% | 2,300/2,300 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Buchanan’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Buchanan.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Buchanan is in Hendrick Hudson Central School District.
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.
Buchanan is in ZIP code 10511
ZIP codes where Buchanan residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Buchanan | ZIP’s residents in Buchanan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10511 | Buchanan, NY | 100% | 97% |
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 Buchanan
Who supplies Buchanan’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Buchanan Village water system (EPA ID NY5903422). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Buchanan?
Con Edison (Consolidated Edison Co. of New York), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 36.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Buchanan?
Optimum, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Buchanan?
10511. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Buchanan in?
Hendrick Hudson Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Buchanan?
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 Westchester 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.