Photo: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Blooming Grove, NY: what to set up and who to call
The Washingtonville Village water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 11.0 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Garnet Health Medical Center, 10.1 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Blooming Grove, 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 Blooming Grove.
Power comes from Orange & Rockland
Orange & Rockland (Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Blooming Grove. Its homes paid an average of 26.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 9% of Orange & Rockland’s home customers do, and Orange & Rockland still delivers it.
Start or move service: www.oru.com · (877) 434-4100
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Washingtonville Village water system
The Washingtonville Village water system supplies Blooming Grove: about 30% of residents live in its service area. South Blooming Grove Village WD 1 serves another 19%. About 40% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 7,700 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–Jun 2026, was 11.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. NY3503567.
6 home internet providers serve Blooming Grove
98% of 6,153 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 64% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 71% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 53% | 1,000/35 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 44% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Greenlight Networks | Fiber | 27% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 36% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 30% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Interstate Waste (IWS) picks up trash in Blooming Grove
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Blooming Grove, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check bloominggrove-ny.gov →
From bloominggrove-ny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 23, 2026; pages dated July 27, 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.
Most of Blooming Grove (78%) is in Washingtonville Central School District; parts are in Monroe-Woodbury Central School District (20%).
BSchool 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Blooming Grove spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Blooming Grove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Blooming Grove | ZIP’s residents in Blooming Grove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10992 | Washingtonville, NY | 44% | 90% |
| 10950 | Monroe, NY | 34% | 10% |
| 10918 | Chester, NY | 13% | 19% |
| 12577 | Salisbury Mills, NY | 5% | 38% |
| 10914 | Blooming Grove, NY | 3% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 10916.
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 Blooming Grove
Who supplies Blooming Grove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Washingtonville Village water system (EPA ID NY3503567). 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 11.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Blooming Grove?
Orange & Rockland (Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 26.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Blooming Grove?
Frontier, Spectrum, Optimum, Greenlight Networks, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Blooming Grove?
10992 (44%), 10950 (34%), 10918 (13%), 12577 (5%), 10914 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Blooming Grove in?
Washingtonville Central School District. Parts of the city are in Monroe-Woodbury Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Blooming Grove?
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: Blooming Grove’s own website (bloominggrove-ny.gov), read Oct 23, 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.