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The Wheatland handbook

Living in Wheatland, NY: what to set up and who to call

An EPA health-based violation from 2025 is still open for the Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA), which supplies Wheatland. Trash goes out on Tuesdays in Wheatland.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Wheatland, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Wheatland.

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves 64.5% of Wheatland residents. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA)

The Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA) supplies Wheatland: about 69% of residents live in its service area. About 30% 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 525,262 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), beginning Jan 2025. 93% of the 42 systems serving 500,001–1,000,000 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2025: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule), per EPA’s records.

Lead, 90th percentile5.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 14.2 ppb. That’s higher than 80% 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. NY2701047.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Wheatland

98% of 1,877 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 64% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber96%1,000/1,000
FrontierFiber, DSL73%7,000/7,000
VerizonFixed wireless79%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless76%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Wheatland is Tuesday

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Wheatland, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curbtownofwheatland.org
Trash dayTuesdayEvery week
Pickup calendar

This month

  • TrashEvery week
  • RecyclingEvery week, same day as trash
Recycling drop-off

Monroe County Eco Park

10 Avion Drive

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsBulk items such as household furniture, bedding and mattresses may be placed at the curb; white goods collected separately; carpeting tied in bundles no longer than 6 feet and 50 pounds; tires, furnaces and auto parts not collected
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagemonroecounty.gov →

From townofwheatland.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated October 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Wheatland kids go to
PK–5T J Connor Elementary SchoolWheatland-Chili Central School District
6–12Wheatland-Chili High SchoolWheatland-Chili Central School District

Most of Wheatland (50%) is in Wheatland-Chili Central School District; parts are in Caledonia-Mumford Central School District (50%).

BSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Wheatland spans 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Wheatland residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of WheatlandZIP’s residents in Wheatland
14546Scottsville, NY84%84%
14511Mumford, NY11%100%
14428Churchville, NY4%3%
14482Le Roy, NY1%1%
Area code585Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

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 Wheatland

Who supplies Wheatland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA) (EPA ID NY2701047). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule). 93% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Wheatland?

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 Wheatland?

Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Wheatland?

14546 (84%), 14511 (11%), 14428 (4%), 14482 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Wheatland in?

Wheatland-Chili Central School District. Parts of the city are in Caledonia-Mumford Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Wheatland?

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 Monroe 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: Wheatland’s own website (townofwheatland.org), 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.