Frontier House · Photo: Kdm85 · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Lewiston, NY: what to set up and who to call
Lewiston spans 7 ZIP codes; 14092 holds the most residents (65%). Lewiston Public Library, at 305 South Eighth Street, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Lewiston, 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 Lewiston.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Lewiston. 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.
Water comes from Lewiston Water Improvementarea
Lewiston Water Improvementarea supplies Lewiston: about 88% of residents live in its service area. Lewiston Village serves another 11%. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Niagara County Water District as seller) and serves 16,257 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.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.0 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. NY3100561.
3 home internet providers serve Lewiston
98% of 6,057 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 66% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 50% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Lewiston depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lewiston, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on townoflewistonny.gov →
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Modern Landfill Community Drop Off Center
Harold and Pletcher Road (Modern Landfill), Lewiston
- Mon7 am–noon, 9 am–3 pm
- Tue9 am–3 pm
- Wed9 am–3 pm
- Thu9 am–3 pm
- Fri9 am–3 pm
- Sat7 am–noon
Cost: No cost
From townoflewistonny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Lewiston (75%) is in Lewiston-Porter Central School District; parts are in Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District (25%).
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.
Lewiston spans 7 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Lewiston residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Lewiston | ZIP’s residents in Lewiston |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14092 | Lewiston, NY | 65% | 94% |
| 14132 | Sanborn, NY | 8% | 21% |
| 14131 | Ransomville, NY | 8% | 25% |
| 14109 | Niagara University, NY | 6% | 100% |
| 14174 | Youngstown, NY | 5% | 15% |
| 14304 | Niagara Falls, NY | 4% | 2% |
| 14305 | Niagara Falls, NY | 3% | 3% |
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 Lewiston
Who supplies Lewiston’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Lewiston Water Improvementarea (EPA ID NY3100561). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Lewiston?
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 Lewiston?
Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Lewiston?
14092 (65%), 14132 (8%), 14131 (8%), 14109 (6%), 14174 (5%), 14304 (4%), 14305 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Lewiston in?
Lewiston-Porter Central School District. Parts of the city are in Niagara-Wheatfield Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Lewiston?
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 Niagara 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: Lewiston’s own website (townoflewistonny.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.