In New York City, electric delivery is handled by Con Edison — and since New York City sits in New York's deregulated market, you pick your own New York City retail plan; natural gas comes from National Grid NY or Con Edison depending on where you are; New York City System handles New York City's water and sewer. The exact lineup depends on your New York City address — even nearby Mount Vernon and Yonkers answer differently.
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In New York City, you don't shop for a power company. Con Edison delivers electricity to every address we sampled across the five boroughs. The state technically runs a choice market, so you can pick a separate retail supply plan — an ESCO — but since 2019 those residential offers have been tightly limited, and most households just stay on Con Ed's standard service. Gas is where it splits: National Grid serves roughly two in three sampled addresses, and Con Edison the rest.
Con Edison's name is a fossil of the city's growth — dozens of small early electric and gas companies consolidated into one. That merger history is why gas today falls two ways: National Grid's territory grew out of the old Brooklyn and Queens gas outfits, while Con Edison kept much of Manhattan and the Bronx. Your water tells a different story — it arrives by gravity from reservoirs upstate into a single municipal system serving every address we sampled.
| Utility | Provider | Phone | Start service |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⚡ Electricity |
Con Edison
Delivery utility — you choose your plan |
(800) 752-6633 | Provider site |
| 🔥 Natural gas |
National Grid NY or Con Edison
Varies by address |
— | Look up address |
| 💧 Water | New York City System | (718) 595-7000 | Provider site |
| 🚽 Sewer | New York City System | (718) 595-7000 | Provider site |
Based on 12 sampled New York City addresses spanning ZIP codes 10001, 10006, 10027, 10301, 10312, 10455, 10458, 11201, 11224, 11238, 11355, 11375 (2026-07-20). Yours may differ — the New York City lookup is the tiebreaker.
These patterns hold inside the five boroughs. Cross the line into Westchester or out onto Long Island and the provider mix shifts — different gas territories, and electricity that may not be Con Edison at all. When you're near a border, don't assume; run the lookup.
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Con Edison — New York City's Utility — owns the wires here, the same delivery setup as New York City's neighbors Mount Vernon and Yonkers, and restores New York City outages ((800) 752-6633) whoever you pay. Your separately chosen New York City plan (compare at NY Power to Choose) sets the rate on your New York City bill — full wires-vs-plans explainer here.
Before you haul boxes up that walk-up, run this checklist — and know that many NYC buildings fold heat and hot water into the rent, shortening your setup list.
Con Edison is the Utility for New York City — the wires-and-meters utility — at every one of the New York City addresses we sampled. You pick the retail plan that sets your New York City rate; Con Edison delivers either way.
At every one of the New York City addresses we sampled, New York City System was the water provider — sewer included. Other districts take over around New York City's edges, so check your block.
Con Edison delivers electricity to every address we sampled across the five boroughs. New York runs a choice market, so you can technically sign up with a separate retail supplier — an ESCO — for the supply portion, but since 2019 those residential offers have been sharply limited. Most New Yorkers simply take Con Edison's standard service. Enter your address in the lookup to confirm what applies to your building.
Not exactly. Your gas provider is set by where you live, not by shopping: across sampled New York City addresses, National Grid serves about two in three and Con Edison the rest. You don't pick between them — the network already covering your building determines it. If you're not sure which one you'll be dealing with, run your address through the lookup before you schedule a move-in.
Water comes from the city's municipal system at every address we sampled — one system for the whole city, fed largely by gravity from reservoirs upstate. Sewer service runs through that same New York City system at most sampled addresses. There's no water company to shop or sign up with the way you might elsewhere; it's tied to the city. Use the lookup to confirm what applies at your specific address.
One minute with the New York City lookup above returns your New York City address's exact providers, phone numbers included.
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Find my providersNew York City provider data comes from our address-level utility lookup engine — 12 New York City sample addresses spread across ZIPs 10001, 10006, 10027, 10301, 10312, 10455, 10458, 11201, 11224, 11238, 11355, 11375, refreshed 2026-07-20. Individual New York City addresses vary — check yours directly. Here's how we verify New York City provider data.