Photo: AlleganyCounty · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Wellsville, NY: what to set up and who to call
Wellsville runs its own electric utility, Village of Wellsville. Tap water in Wellsville comes from Wellsville Village Public Water, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wellsville, 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 Wellsville.
Power comes from Village of Wellsville
Village of Wellsville (Village of Wellsville - (NY)), a municipal utility, serves all of Wellsville.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Wellsville Village Public Water
Wellsville Village Public Water supplies almost all of Wellsville. It draws surface water and serves 5,700 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 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.4 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. NY0200327.
5 home internet providers serve Wellsville
96% of 1,794 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| Empire Long Distance | Fiber | 86% | 1,000/100 |
| Armstrong | Fiber | 9% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 66% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Curbside recycling in Wellsville: every week
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Wellsville, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check wellsvillevillageny.gov →
From wellsvillevillageny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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.
Wellsville is in Wellsville Central 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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Wellsville is in ZIP code 14895
ZIP codes where Wellsville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wellsville | ZIP’s residents in Wellsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14895 | Wellsville, NY | 100% | 49% |
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 Wellsville
Who supplies Wellsville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Wellsville Village Public Water (EPA ID NY0200327). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wellsville?
Village of Wellsville (Village of Wellsville - (NY)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Wellsville?
Spectrum, Empire Long Distance, Armstrong, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wellsville?
14895. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wellsville in?
Wellsville Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Wellsville?
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 Allegany 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: Wellsville’s own website (wellsvillevillageny.gov), read Oct 21, 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.