Photo: Ira Goldstein · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Freeport, NY: what to set up and who to call
Freeport runs its own electric utility, Village of Freeport; its homes paid 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025. Freeport has its own train station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Freeport, 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 Freeport.
Power comes from Village of Freeport
Village of Freeport (Village of Freeport - (NY)), a municipal utility, serves all of Freeport. Its homes paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $108 a month (its average across New York).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Freeport (V) water system
The Freeport (V) water system supplies almost all of Freeport. It draws ground water and serves 45,000 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. NY2902823.
3 home internet providers serve Freeport
99% of 9,592 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 99% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 64% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Freeport’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Freeport.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Freeport (91%) is in Freeport Union Free School District; parts are in Baldwin Union Free School District (5%) and Roosevelt Union Free School District (4%).
B−School 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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Freeport is in ZIP code 11520
ZIP codes where Freeport residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Freeport | ZIP’s residents in Freeport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11520 | Freeport, NY | 100% | 99% |
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Freeport
Who supplies Freeport’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Freeport (V) water system (EPA ID NY2902823). 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Freeport?
Village of Freeport (Village of Freeport - (NY)), a municipal utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Freeport?
Verizon, Optimum, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Freeport?
11520. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Freeport in?
Freeport Union Free School District. Parts of the city are in Baldwin Union Free School District and Roosevelt Union Free School District.
How do I register to vote in Freeport?
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: 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.