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The Flower Hill handbook

Living in Flower Hill, NY: what to set up and who to call

The Port Washington WD water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a PFAS chemical (PFOA), beginning Apr 2024. Power in Flower Hill comes from PSEG Long Island, a state utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

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

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Flower Hill.

Electricity

Power comes from PSEG Long Island

PSEG Long Island (Long Island Power Authority), a state utility, serves all of Flower Hill. Its homes paid an average of 26.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $195 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 0% of PSEG Long Island’s home customers do, and PSEG Long Island still delivers it.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Port Washington WD water system

The Port Washington WD water system supplies Flower Hill: about 37% of residents live in its service area. Roslyn WD serves another 32%. Manhasset Lakeville WD serves another 31%. It draws ground water and serves 34,000 people in all.

1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a PFAS chemical (PFOA), beginning Apr 2024. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. NY2912267.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Flower Hill

100% of 1,478 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless99%2,300/2,300
OptimumCable, Fiber98%8,000/8,000
T-MobileFixed wireless55%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Flower Hill is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday, depending on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Flower Hill, from the town’s own site.

How trash works hereTown’s haulerMeadow Carting picks up at the curb for every homevillageflowerhill.gov
Trash dayMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri or SatDepends on your addressThe town’s pickup map →
Pickup

Your pickup week

  • TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri or Sat)The town’s pickup map
  • Bulky itemsCall to book
The town’s recycling and trash guidesRecycling Regulations (PDF) →
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to bookQuestions about bulk pickup go to Meadow Carting at 516-338-0121

From villageflowerhill.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Flower Hill kids go to
K–59 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Flower Hill (53%) is in Port Washington Union Free School District; parts are in Manhasset Union Free School District (25%) and Roslyn Union Free School District (22%).

ASchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Flower Hill spans 3 ZIP codes

ZIP codes where Flower Hill residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of Flower HillZIP’s residents in Flower Hill
11030Manhasset, NY53%14%
11576Roslyn, NY28%10%
11050Port Washington, NY19%3%
Area codes516, 363Wikidata

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.

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

Questions about living in Flower Hill

Who supplies Flower Hill’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The Port Washington WD water system (EPA ID NY2912267). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a PFAS chemical (PFOA). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Flower Hill?

PSEG Long Island (Long Island Power Authority), a state utility. Its homes paid about 26.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Flower Hill?

Verizon, Optimum, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Flower Hill?

11030 (53%), 11576 (28%), 11050 (19%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Flower Hill in?

Port Washington Union Free School District. Parts of the city are in Manhasset Union Free School District and Roslyn Union Free School District.

How do I register to vote in Flower Hill?

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 Nassau 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: Flower Hill’s own website (villageflowerhill.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.