Living in East Glenville, NY: what to set up and who to call
East Glenville has no town government of its own, so Schenectady County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District. The closest public drop-off to East Glenville is City of Schenectady Solid Waste Transfer Station, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in East Glenville, 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 East Glenville.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of East Glenville. 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 Glenville WD #11 water system
The Glenville WD #11 water system supplies East Glenville: about 96% of residents live in its service area. It draws ground water and serves 15,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 4.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 88% 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. NY4600091.
3 home internet providers serve East Glenville
98% of 4,179 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 10% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 23% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 54% | 100/20 |
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 East Glenville.
City of Schenectady Solid Waste Transfer Station
· run by County Waste & Recycling
This isn’t East Glenville’s own facility. Whether East Glenville 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 East Glenville (37%) is in Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District; parts are in Scotia-Glenville Central School District (36%) and Niskayuna Central School District (27%).
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
East Glenville is unincorporated, so Schenectady County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
East Glenville spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where East Glenville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of East Glenville | ZIP’s residents in East Glenville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12302 | Schenectady, NY | 96% | 41% |
| 12008 | Alplaus, NY | 4% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 12027.
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 East Glenville
Who supplies East Glenville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Glenville WD #11 water system (EPA ID NY4600091). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 4.1 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in East Glenville?
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 East Glenville?
Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in East Glenville?
12302 (96%), 12008 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is East Glenville in?
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District. Parts of the city are in Scotia-Glenville Central School District and Niskayuna Central School District.
How do I register to vote in East Glenville?
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.
- 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.