Photo: DanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Mendon, 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 Mendon. For home internet, most of Mendon can choose between Spectrum and Frontier.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mendon, 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 Mendon.
Water comes from Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA)
The Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA) supplies Mendon: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. 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.
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.
4 home internet providers serve Mendon
98% of 3,442 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 50% | 45/3 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 38% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 31% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Mendon’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Mendon.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Mendon (91%) is in Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District; parts are in Pittsford Central School District (9%).
ASchool 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.
Mendon spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Mendon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mendon | ZIP’s residents in Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14472 | Honeoye Falls, NY | 78% | 82% |
| 14506 | Mendon, NY | 14% | 100% |
| 14534 | Pittsford, NY | 7% | 2% |
| 14467 | Henrietta, NY | 1% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 14564.
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 Mendon
Who supplies Mendon’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.
What internet providers serve Mendon?
Spectrum, Frontier, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mendon?
14472 (78%), 14506 (14%), 14534 (7%), 14467 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mendon in?
Honeoye Falls-Lima Central School District. Parts of the city are in Pittsford Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Mendon?
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.
- 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.