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The Charleston handbook

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

Charleston spans 4 ZIP codes; 12066 holds the most residents (46%). For emergencies, Charleston is closest to St. Marys Healthcare, 11.4 miles away.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes

I’m new in town

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

PowerNational Gridinvestor-owned utility · 19.9¢/kWhMore →
InternetWhich providers serve CharlestonData pending · FCC map (D4)
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Charleston’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolFonda-Fultonville Central School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP codes12066, 12072, 12166 +1Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

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

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Charleston. 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.

Internet

Which providers serve Charleston

Data pending · D4

This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Charleston, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.

Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Charleston’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Charleston.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Charleston or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Charleston kids go to
PK–4Fonda-Fultonville K-4 Schoolin Fonda
5–8Fonda-Fultonville 5-8 Schoolin Fonda
9–12Fonda-Fultonville Senior High Schoolin Fonda

Most of Charleston (86%) is in Fonda-Fultonville Central School District; parts are in Duanesburg Central School District (6%) and Schoharie Central School District (6%).

B+School 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.

Town HallBudget, officials, electionsCharleston’s government in one page
Who runs elections hereMontgomery County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Montgomery County (county election office). Its listing was last updated in 2015, so we don’t show its contacts: check voterlookup.elections.ny.gov.FVAP, Aug 2015
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterlookup.elections.ny.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2015; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Charleston spans 4 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of CharlestonZIP’s residents in Charleston
12066Esperance, NY46%31%
12072Fultonville, NY29%13%
12166Sprakers, NY22%20%
12010Amsterdam, NY3%0%

A few homes fall in 12160.

Area code518Wikidata

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.

Nearest emergency roomSt. Marys Healthcare11.4 miles awayGet a library cardFort Hunter Free Library167 Fort Hunter Road · (518) 829-7248

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Charleston

Who provides electricity in Charleston?

National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What ZIP codes are in Charleston?

12066 (46%), 12072 (29%), 12166 (22%), 12010 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Charleston in?

Fonda-Fultonville Central School District. Parts of the city are in Duanesburg Central School District and Schoharie Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Charleston?

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 Montgomery 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.

  • 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): pending.