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The Chili handbook

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

An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for the Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA), which supplies Chili. Most homes in Chili have two wired internet choices, Spectrum and Greenlight Networks.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Chili, 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 Chili.

Electricity

Power comes from Rochester Gas & Electric

Rochester Gas & Electric (Rochester Gas & Electric Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Chili. 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 Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA)

The Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA) supplies almost all of Chili. It draws surface water and serves 525,262 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Jan 2025. 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2025: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), per EPA’s records.

Lead, 90th percentile5.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 14.2 ppb. That’s higher than 80% 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. NY2701047.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Chili

98% of 10,233 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber98%1,000/1,000
Greenlight NetworksFiber65%8,000/8,000
FrontierFiber, DSL63%7,000/7,000
VerizonFixed wireless71%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless67%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Chili

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Chili, from the town’s own site.

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to bookResidents call their refuse company to schedule a bulk-waste pickup; the town does not pick up these items. Televisions and electronics go to the Monroe County Ecopark or an electronic recycling facility.

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check chiliny.gov →

From chiliny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Chili kids go to
PK–4Chestnut Ridge Elementary SchoolChurchville-Chili Central School District
5–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Chili (43%) is in Wheatland-Chili Central School District; parts are in Churchville-Chili Central School District (27%) and Gates-Chili Central School District (18%) and Caledonia-Mumford Central School District (12%).

BSchool 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

Chili spans 5 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of ChiliZIP’s residents in Chili
14624Rochester, NY64%50%
14514North Chili, NY23%99%
14428Churchville, NY7%25%
14623Rochester, NY3%3%
14546Scottsville, NY3%16%
Area code585Wikidata

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 Chili

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

The Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA) (EPA ID NY2701047). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Chili?

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 Chili?

Spectrum, Greenlight Networks, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Chili?

14624 (64%), 14514 (23%), 14428 (7%), 14623 (3%), 14546 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Chili in?

Wheatland-Chili Central School District. Parts of the city are in Churchville-Chili Central School District and Gates-Chili Central School District and Caledonia-Mumford Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Chili?

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 Monroe 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: Chili’s own website (chiliny.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.