Living in Salamanca, NY: what to set up and who to call
Salamanca runs its own electric utility, City of Salamanca. For trash and recycling, Salamanca has Salamanca Transfer Station at 289 Center Street; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon–Fri 7 am–5 pm, Sat 7:30 am–4 pm.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Salamanca, 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 Salamanca.
Power comes from City of Salamanca
City of Salamanca (City of Salamanca - (NY)), a municipal utility, serves 91.6% of Salamanca residents.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Salamanca City water system
The Salamanca City water system supplies almost all of Salamanca. It draws ground water and serves 5,815 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 77% 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. NY0400349.
4 home internet providers serve Salamanca
100% of 2,254 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | Fiber | 100% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Breezeline | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 1,000/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 12% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 10% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Salamanca Transfer Station is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Where to take trash and recycling in Salamanca, and where the rules are.
Salamanca Transfer Station
289 Center Street, Salamanca, NY, 14779
- Mon7 am–5 pm
- Tue7 am–5 pm
- Wed7 am–5 pm
- Thu7 am–5 pm
- Fri7 am–5 pm
- Sat7:30 am–4 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Sep 2026. They can change with the season, so check cattco.gov before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Salamanca is in Salamanca 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 Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Salamanca is in ZIP code 14779
ZIP codes where Salamanca residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Salamanca | ZIP’s residents in Salamanca |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14779 | Salamanca, NY | 100% | 82% |
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 Salamanca
When is the Salamanca Transfer Station open?
Mon–Fri 7 am–5 pm; Sat 7:30 am–4 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check cattco.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Salamanca’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Salamanca City water system (EPA ID NY0400349). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.6 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Salamanca?
City of Salamanca (City of Salamanca - (NY)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Salamanca?
Armstrong, Breezeline, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Salamanca?
14779. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Salamanca in?
Salamanca City School District.
How do I register to vote in Salamanca?
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.