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The Duane Lake handbook

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

Duane Lake has no town government of its own, so Schenectady County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Duanesburg Central School District. Ellis Hospital, 10.6 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.

Which school will my kid attend?How do I register to vote?ZIP codes
Duane Lake has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Schenectady County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Duane Lake’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

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

PowerNational Gridinvestor-owned utility · 19.9¢/kWhMore →Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsMore →Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Duane Lake’s trash rules yetMore →SchoolDuanesburg Central School DistrictWhich school depends on grade and addressMore →Register to voteOnlineRules from vote.govMore →ZIP code12056Where people live, not P.O. boxesMore →
Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Duane Lake.

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

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

4 home internet providers serve Duane Lake

99% of 166 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 8% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable98%1,000/35
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber37%980/880
Hudson Valley WirelessFixed wireless46%200/20
T-MobileFixed wireless27%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Duane Lake’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Duane Lake.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileDuane Lake has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Duane Lake kids go to
PK–6Duanesburg Elementary Schoolin Delanson
7–12Duanesburg High Schoolin Delanson

Duane Lake is in Duanesburg 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Duane Lake is unincorporated, so Schenectady County is the local government.

Local governmentSchenectady CountyDuane Lake is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSchenectady County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Schenectady County (county election office). 2696 Hamburg St, Ste 1, Schenectady, NY 12303 · (518) 377-2469 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2021
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 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Duane Lake is in ZIP code 12056

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Duane LakeZIP’s residents in Duane Lake
12056Duanesburg, NY100%15%

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 roomEllis Hospital10.6 miles awayGet a library cardAltamont Free Library179 Main Street · (518) 861-7239

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

Questions about living in Duane Lake

Who provides electricity in Duane Lake?

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 Duane Lake?

Spectrum, Verizon, Hudson Valley Wireless, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Duane Lake?

12056. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Duane Lake in?

Duanesburg Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Duane 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 Schenectady 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.