Photo: Brandon Peterman (Zyrshnikashnu at en.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Tonawanda Town, NY: what to set up and who to call
Tonawanda Town has no town government of its own, so Erie County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District. Kenilworth Branch Library, at 318 Montrose Avenue, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Tonawanda Town, 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 Tonawanda Town.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Tonawanda Town. 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 Tonawanda, Town Water Dept.
Tonawanda, Town Water Dept. supplies almost all of Tonawanda Town. It draws surface water and serves 72,571 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.2 ppb. That’s higher than 72% 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. NY1404556.
4 home internet providers serve Tonawanda Town
99% of 22,502 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 99% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 75% | 100/20 |
| Impact Internet | Fixed wireless | 35% | 100/8 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Tonawanda Town’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Tonawanda Town.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Tonawanda Town (91%) is in Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District; parts are in Sweet Home Central School District (9%).
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Tonawanda Town is unincorporated, so Erie County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Tonawanda Town spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Tonawanda Town residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Tonawanda Town | ZIP’s residents in Tonawanda Town |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14150 | Tonawanda, NY | 45% | 63% |
| 14223 | Buffalo, NY | 39% | 99% |
| 14217 | Buffalo, NY | 14% | 34% |
| 14207 | Buffalo, NY | 2% | 4% |
14151 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Tonawanda Town
Who supplies Tonawanda Town’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Tonawanda, Town Water Dept. (EPA ID NY1404556). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Tonawanda Town?
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 Tonawanda Town?
Verizon, Spectrum, T-Mobile, Impact Internet (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Tonawanda Town?
14150 (45%), 14223 (39%), 14217 (14%), 14207 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Tonawanda Town in?
Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District. Parts of the city are in Sweet Home Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Tonawanda Town?
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 Erie 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.