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The Butler handbook

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

Butler spans 4 ZIP codes; 14590 holds the most residents (53%). The ER is a drive from Butler: the closest is Newark-Wayne Community Hospital, 18.8 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Butler, 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 Butler.

Electricity

Power comes from Rochester Gas & Electric

Rochester Gas & Electric (Rochester Gas & Electric Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Butler. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Wolcott Village water system

The Wolcott Village water system supplies Butler: about 15% of residents live in its service area. About 85% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Wolcott-Butler Csa and Huron WD #5 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.

Lead, 90th percentile2.6 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NY5801245.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Butler

93% of 759 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 50% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber90%1,000/1,000
TDS TelecomDSL, Fiber19%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless26%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless16%300/20
CBNFixed wireless3%100/100

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Butler’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Butler.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Butler 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.

Butler kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Butler (67%) is in North Rose-Wolcott Central School District; parts are in Red Creek Central School District (27%) and Clyde-Savannah Central School District (4%) and Cato-Meridian Central School District (2%).

CSchool gradeSee 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Butler spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ButlerZIP’s residents in Butler
14590Wolcott, NY53%20%
13146Savannah, NY28%23%
13143Red Creek, NY15%10%
13154South Butler, NY4%100%

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 Butler

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

The Wolcott Village water system (EPA ID NY5801245). 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 2.6 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Butler?

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 Butler?

Spectrum, TDS Telecom, T-Mobile, Verizon, CBN (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Butler?

14590 (53%), 13146 (28%), 13143 (15%), 13154 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Butler in?

North Rose-Wolcott Central School District. Parts of the city are in Red Creek Central School District and Clyde-Savannah Central School District and Cato-Meridian Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Butler?

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 Wayne 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.