Photo: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Beaver Dam Lake, NY: what to set up and who to call
Beaver Dam Lake has no town government of its own, so Orange County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Washingtonville Central School District. For emergencies, Beaver Dam Lake is closest to Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall, 7.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Beaver Dam Lake, 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 Beaver Dam Lake.
Power comes from Central Hudson Gas & Elec
Central Hudson Gas & Elec (Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 84.7% of Beaver Dam Lake residents. Its homes paid an average of 27.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $193 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 9% of Central Hudson Gas & Elec’s home customers do, and Central Hudson Gas & Elec still delivers it.
Start or move service: centralhudson.com · (845) 452-2700
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Beaver Dam Lake Water Corp.
Beaver Dam Lake Water Corp. supplies Beaver Dam Lake: about 34% of residents live in its service area. About 64% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 465 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.8 ppb. That’s higher than 70% 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. NY3503550.
4 home internet providers serve Beaver Dam Lake
98% of 933 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 6% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | DSL | 68% | 90/5 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 20% | 300/20 |
| Greenlight Networks | Fiber | 7% | 8,000/8,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Beaver Dam Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Beaver Dam Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Beaver Dam Lake (85%) is in Washingtonville Central School District; parts are in Cornwall Central School District (15%).
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
Beaver Dam Lake is unincorporated, so Orange County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Beaver Dam Lake spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Beaver Dam Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Beaver Dam Lake | ZIP’s residents in Beaver Dam Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12553 | New Windsor, NY | 51% | 5% |
| 12577 | Salisbury Mills, NY | 49% | 56% |
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 Beaver Dam Lake
Who supplies Beaver Dam Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Beaver Dam Lake Water Corp. (EPA ID NY3503550). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Beaver Dam Lake?
Central Hudson Gas & Elec (Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 27.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Beaver Dam Lake?
Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon, Greenlight Networks (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Beaver Dam Lake?
12553 (51%), 12577 (49%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Beaver Dam Lake in?
Washingtonville Central School District. Parts of the city are in Cornwall Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Beaver Dam Lake?
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 Orange 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.