Photo: JJBers Public · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Clifton Park, NY: what to set up and who to call
Clifton Park Water Authority reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: iron ×3. 83% of systems its size reported none. The closest public drop-off to Clifton Park is Town of Halfmoon Solid Waste and Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Clifton Park, 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 Clifton Park.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Clifton Park. 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.
Water comes from Clifton Park Water Authority
Clifton Park Water Authority supplies Clifton Park: about 94% of residents live in its service area. About 6% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Burnt Hills-Ballston Lk WD and Halfmoon Water District (Troy) and Saratoga County Water Authority and Glenville WD #11 as sellers) and serves 35,000 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: iron ×3, the latest beginning Jan 2024. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. NY4500175.
5 home internet providers serve Clifton Park
99% of 13,664 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 45% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 77% | 980/880 |
| Greenlight Networks | Fiber | 31% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 44% | 100/20 |
| Hudson Valley Wireless | Fixed wireless | 11% | 100/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Clifton Park.
Town of Halfmoon Solid Waste and Recycling Center
This isn’t Clifton Park’s own facility. Whether Clifton Park residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Clifton Park (83%) is in Shenendehowa Central School District; parts are in Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District (10%) and Niskayuna Central School District (7%).
ASchool 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 Oct 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Clifton Park spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Clifton Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Clifton Park | ZIP’s residents in Clifton Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12065 | Clifton Park, NY | 72% | 63% |
| 12019 | Ballston Lake, NY | 14% | 34% |
| 12148 | Rexford, NY | 13% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 12151, 12027, 12302.
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 Clifton Park
Who supplies Clifton Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Clifton Park Water Authority (EPA ID NY4500175). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: iron ×3. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Clifton Park?
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Clifton Park?
Spectrum, Verizon, Greenlight Networks, T-Mobile, Hudson Valley Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Clifton Park?
12065 (72%), 12019 (14%), 12148 (13%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Clifton Park in?
Shenendehowa Central School District. Parts of the city are in Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District and Niskayuna Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Clifton Park?
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 Saratoga 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.