Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Chromakode~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 2.5Living in Copake Lake, NY: what to set up and who to call
Copake Lake has no town government of its own, so Columbia County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Taconic Hills Central School District. Spectrum and Fidium Fiber both wire most of Copake Lake; 62% of addresses can get fiber.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Copake Lake, 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 Copake Lake.
Power comes from New York State Elec & Gas
New York State Elec & Gas (New York State Elec & Gas Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Copake Lake. Its homes paid an average of 22.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 6% of New York State Elec & Gas’ home customers do, and New York State Elec & Gas still delivers it.
Start or move service: nyseg.com · (800) 572-1131
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
5 home internet providers serve Copake Lake
95% of 791 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 62% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 85% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 61% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 8% | 10/1 |
| GTel | Fiber | 3% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 21% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Copake Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Copake Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Copake Lake is in Taconic Hills Central School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Copake Lake is unincorporated, so Columbia County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Copake Lake spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Copake Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Copake Lake | ZIP’s residents in Copake Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12521 | Craryville, NY | 48% | 23% |
| 12529 | Hillsdale, NY | 33% | 9% |
| 12516 | Copake, NY | 18% | 8% |
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 Copake Lake
Who provides electricity in Copake Lake?
New York State Elec & Gas (New York State Elec & Gas Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 22.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Copake Lake?
Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, GTel, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Copake Lake?
12521 (48%), 12529 (33%), 12516 (18%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Copake Lake in?
Taconic Hills Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Copake Lake?
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 Columbia 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 National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.