Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Chester, NY: what to set up and who to call
The Chester Village water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 12.0 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The closest ER is Garnet Health Medical Center, 7.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Chester, 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 Chester.
Power comes from Orange & Rockland
Orange & Rockland (Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Chester. 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 Chester Village water system
The Chester Village water system supplies almost all of Chester. It draws surface water and serves 3,448 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 12.0 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. NY3503524.
5 home internet providers serve Chester
94% of 837 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 47% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 78% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 68% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 14% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 48% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 36% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Chester is Monday, Thursday or Friday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Chester, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Thu or Fri)The town’s pickup map
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From chester-ny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 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.
Chester is in Chester Union Free School District.
B+School 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.
Chester is in ZIP code 10918
ZIP codes where Chester residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Chester | ZIP’s residents in Chester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10918 | Chester, NY | 100% | 32% |
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 Chester
Who supplies Chester’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Chester Village water system (EPA ID NY3503524). 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 12.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Chester?
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 Chester?
Optimum, Frontier, Spectrum, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Chester?
10918. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Chester in?
Chester Union Free School District.
How do I register to vote in Chester?
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: Chester’s own website (chester-ny.gov), read Oct 21, 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.