Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Gallatin, NY: what to set up and who to call
Gallatin spans 4 ZIP codes; 12571 holds the most residents (33%). Pine Plains Free Library, 6.4 miles away, is the closest library to Gallatin.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gallatin, 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 Gallatin.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves 59.3% of Gallatin residents. 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.
7 home internet providers serve Gallatin
95% of 980 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 80% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GTel | Fiber | 66% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Mid-Hudson Cablevision | Cable | 46% | 400/25 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 23% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 17% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 12% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 17% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Gallatin’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Gallatin.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Gallatin (56%) is in Pine Plains Central School District; parts are in Germantown Central School District (41%) and Taconic Hills Central School District (3%).
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 Sep 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Gallatin spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Gallatin residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gallatin | ZIP’s residents in Gallatin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12571 | Red Hook, NY | 33% | 6% |
| 12523 | Elizaville, NY | 32% | 29% |
| 12567 | Pine Plains, NY | 22% | 14% |
| 12502 | Ancram, NY | 14% | 19% |
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 Gallatin
Who provides electricity in Gallatin?
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 Gallatin?
GTel, Mid-Hudson Cablevision, Fidium Fiber, Frontier, Consolidated Communications, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gallatin?
12571 (33%), 12523 (32%), 12567 (22%), 12502 (14%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gallatin in?
Pine Plains Central School District. Parts of the city are in Germantown Central School District and Taconic Hills Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Gallatin?
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.