Wilder Cemetery · Photo: DanielPenfield · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in South Bristol, NY: what to set up and who to call
Bristol Harbour Water Corp has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 12.0 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Naples Library, 5.5 miles away, is the closest library to South Bristol.
I’m new in town
What to set up in South Bristol, 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 South Bristol.
Power comes from Rochester Gas & Electric
Rochester Gas & Electric (Rochester Gas & Electric Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 97.0% of South Bristol residents. Its homes paid an average of 22.0¢ per kWh in 2025, about $154 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 14% of Rochester Gas & Electric’s home customers do, and Rochester Gas & Electric still delivers it.
Start or move service: rge.com · (585) 342-0802
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Bristol Harbour Water Corp
Bristol Harbour Water Corp supplies South Bristol: about 17% of residents live in its service area. About 83% 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 835 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 12.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NY3400784.
6 home internet providers serve South Bristol
92% of 1,236 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 57% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 84% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 62% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Empire Long Distance | Fiber | 17% | 1,000/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 23% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 20% | 300/20 |
| CBN | Fixed wireless | 19% | 100/100 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in South Bristol
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in South Bristol, from the town’s own site.
Accepted at the curb
- Corrugated cardboard
- Boxboard & paper cartons
- Office paper, envelopes & newspapers
- Aluminum, tin & foil
- Plastic bottles, jugs, tubs & lids
- Glass food & beverage jars
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check southbristolny.gov →
From southbristolny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-24. 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 South Bristol (86%) is in Naples Central School District; parts are in Honeoye Central School District (13%).
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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
South Bristol spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where South Bristol residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of South Bristol | ZIP’s residents in South Bristol |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14512 | Naples, NY | 63% | 23% |
| 14424 | Canandaigua, NY | 31% | 2% |
| 14471 | Honeoye, NY | 6% | 4% |
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 South Bristol
Who supplies South Bristol’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Bristol Harbour Water Corp (EPA ID NY3400784). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 12.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in South Bristol?
Rochester Gas & Electric (Rochester Gas & Electric Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 22.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve South Bristol?
Spectrum, Frontier, Empire Long Distance, T-Mobile, Verizon, CBN (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in South Bristol?
14512 (63%), 14424 (31%), 14471 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is South Bristol in?
Naples Central School District. Parts of the city are in Honeoye Central School District.
How do I register to vote in South Bristol?
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 Ontario 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: South Bristol’s own website (southbristolny.gov), read Oct 23, 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.