Living in Catskill, NY: what to set up and who to call
The Catskill Village water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2022. Children in Catskill attend Catskill Central School District.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Catskill, 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 Catskill.
Power comes from Central Hudson Gas & Elec
Central Hudson Gas & Elec (Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Catskill. 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 Catskill Village water system
The Catskill Village water system supplies Catskill: about 62% of residents live in its service area. About 38% 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 8,000 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2022. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 6.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 9.6 ppb. That’s higher than 95% 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. NY1900026.
4 home internet providers serve Catskill
100% of 1,518 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-Hudson Cablevision | Fiber, Cable | 100% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 4% | 1,000/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 90% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 56% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Catskill’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Catskill.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Catskill is in Catskill Central School District.
CSchool 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.
Catskill is in ZIP code 12414
ZIP codes where Catskill residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Catskill | ZIP’s residents in Catskill |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12414 | Catskill, NY | 100% | 37% |
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 Catskill
Who supplies Catskill’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Catskill Village water system (EPA ID NY1900026). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.3 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Catskill?
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 Catskill?
Mid-Hudson Cablevision, Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Catskill?
12414. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Catskill in?
Catskill Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Catskill?
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 Greene 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.