Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Olean, NY: what to set up and who to call
All of Olean gets its mail under one ZIP code, 14760. For emergencies, Olean is closest to Olean General Hospital, 2 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Olean, 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 Olean.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Olean. 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 Olean City water system
The Olean City water system supplies Olean: about 41% of residents live in its service area. Olean Town Water District serves another 8%. About 51% 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 14,500 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. NY0400345.
5 home internet providers serve Olean
95% of 989 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 42% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 83% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Armstrong | Fiber | 39% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 58% | 100/20 |
| Impact Internet | Fixed wireless | 51% | 100/8 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 16% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Olean’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Olean.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Olean (42%) is in Olean City School District; parts are in Portville Central School District (31%) and Hinsdale Central School District (21%) and Allegany-Limestone Central School District (6%).
BSchool 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Olean is in ZIP code 14760
ZIP codes where Olean residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Olean | ZIP’s residents in Olean |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14760 | Olean, NY | 100% | 10% |
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 Olean
Who supplies Olean’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Olean City water system (EPA ID NY0400345). 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 3.5 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Olean?
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 Olean?
Spectrum, Armstrong, T-Mobile, Impact Internet, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Olean?
14760. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Olean in?
Olean City School District. Parts of the city are in Portville Central School District and Hinsdale Central School District and Allegany-Limestone Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Olean?
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 Cattaraugus 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: 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.