Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Living in Oswego, NY: what to set up and who to call
Oswego has its own drop-off, Oswego County Solid Waste Transfer Station, on 700 East Seneca Street. Oswego School District Public Library, at 120 East Second Street, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oswego, 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 Oswego.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oswego. 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 Oswego City water system
The Oswego City water system supplies almost all of Oswego. It draws surface water (EPA lists Ocwa as seller) and serves 29,400 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 2025–Dec 2027, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. NY3704361.
3 home internet providers serve Oswego
98% of 6,205 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 64% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 62% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Oswego has its own drop-off: Oswego County Solid Waste Transfer Station
Where to take trash and recycling in Oswego, and where the rules are.
Oswego County Solid Waste Transfer Station
700 East Seneca Street, Oswego, NY, 13126
Before you go, check the rules on oswegony.org.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026 (last edited Dec 2020). © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Oswego is in Oswego City School District.
C−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.
Oswego is in ZIP code 13126
ZIP codes where Oswego residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oswego | ZIP’s residents in Oswego |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13126 | Oswego, NY | 100% | 48% |
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 Oswego
Who supplies Oswego’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Oswego City water system (EPA ID NY3704361). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Oswego?
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 Oswego?
Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oswego?
13126. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oswego in?
Oswego City School District.
How do I register to vote in Oswego?
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 Oswego 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.