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The Ellicott handbook

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

Ellicott has its own drop-off, Don't Trash It. UPMC Chautauqua at Wca, 2.9 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Ellicott, 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 Ellicott.

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ellicott. 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 Jamestown Bpu water system

The Jamestown Bpu water system supplies Ellicott: about 67% of residents live in its service area. About 32% 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 46,712 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile3.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 3.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 83% 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. NY0600366.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Ellicott

96% of 4,118 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber89%1,000/50
Windstream New YorkFiber, DSL84%2,000/2,000
DFT Local ServiceFixed wireless, Fiber10%100/10
Impact InternetFixed wireless84%100/8
VerizonFixed wireless65%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless62%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

A county or regional provider runs trash and recycling for Ellicott

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

How trash works hereCounty or districtA county or regional provider runs trash and recyclingtownofellicott.gov
Drop-off

Don't Trash It

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

From townofellicott.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.

Ellicott kids go to
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–12Falconer Middle/High SchoolFalconer Central School District

Most of Ellicott (61%) is in Falconer Central School District; parts are in Bemus Point Central School District (24%) and Southwestern Central School District at Jamestown (10%) and Cassadaga Valley Central School District (4%).

B−School 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Ellicott spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of EllicottZIP’s residents in Ellicott
14701Jamestown, NY60%14%
14733Falconer, NY33%79%
14720Celoron, NY7%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 Ellicott

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

The Jamestown Bpu water system (EPA ID NY0600366). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 3.2 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Ellicott?

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 Ellicott?

Spectrum, Windstream New York, DFT Local Service, Impact Internet, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Ellicott?

14701 (60%), 14733 (33%), 14720 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Ellicott in?

Falconer Central School District. Parts of the city are in Bemus Point Central School District and Southwestern Central School District at Jamestown and Cassadaga Valley Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Ellicott?

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: Ellicott’s own website (townofellicott.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.