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The Evans handbook

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

Most mail in Evans goes to 14006 (59% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. The nearest emergency room is Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, 16.6 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Evans, 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 Evans.

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

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

The Ecwa Evans water system supplies Evans: about 24% of residents live in its service area. Angola Village serves another 23%. Evans Water District serves another 13%. About 40% 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 Ecwa Direct as seller) and serves 12,338 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 percentile7.8 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2014–Dec 2016, was 7.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2016: EPA has no newer result for this system.

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. NY1400445.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Evans

98% of 7,288 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 4% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber98%1,000/35
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber36%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless39%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Evans depends on your street

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

Pickup

Your pickup week

Holiday weeks

When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.

The town’s recycling and trash guidesRecycling Guide →

From townofevansny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-05-13T13:14:10+00:00, 2026-06-29T19:31:24+00:00. 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.

Evans kids go to
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8William G Houston Middle SchoolEvans-Brant Central School District
9–12Lake Shore Senior High SchoolEvans-Brant Central School District

Most of Evans (68%) is in Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore); parts are in Eden Central School District (27%) and North Collins Central School District (5%).

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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Evans spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of EvansZIP’s residents in Evans
14006Angola, NY59%98%
14047Derby, NY40%99%

A few homes fall in 14057, 14111, 14112.

Area code716Wikidata

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 Evans

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

The Ecwa Evans water system (EPA ID NY1400445). 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 7.8 ppb (Jan 2014–Dec 2016), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Evans?

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 Evans?

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

What ZIP codes are in Evans?

14006 (59%), 14047 (40%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Evans in?

Evans-Brant Central School District (Lake Shore). Parts of the city are in Eden Central School District and North Collins Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Evans?

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 Erie 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: Evans’ own website (townofevansny.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.