Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Garden City Park, NY: what to set up and who to call
Garden City Park has no town government of its own, so Nassau County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Sewanhaka Central High School District. Power in Garden City Park comes from PSEG Long Island, a state utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Garden City Park, 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 Garden City Park.
Power comes from PSEG Long Island
PSEG Long Island (Long Island Power Authority), a state utility, serves all of Garden City Park. 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.
Water comes from Garden City Park WD
Garden City Park WD supplies almost all of Garden City Park. It draws ground water and serves 18,000 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 76% 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. NY2902825.
3 home internet providers serve Garden City Park
100% of 2,403 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 99% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 81% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Garden City Park’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Garden City Park.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Garden City Park is in Sewanhaka Central High School District; parts are in New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District (44%) and Herricks Union Free School District (39%) and Mineola Union Free School District (16%).
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
Garden City Park is unincorporated, so Nassau County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Garden City Park is in ZIP code 11040
ZIP codes where Garden City Park residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Garden City Park | ZIP’s residents in Garden City Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11040 | New Hyde Park, NY | 100% | 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 Garden City Park
Who supplies Garden City Park’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Garden City Park WD (EPA ID NY2902825). 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 2.6 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Garden City Park?
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 Garden City Park?
Verizon, Optimum, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Garden City Park?
11040. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Garden City Park in?
Sewanhaka Central High School District. Parts of the city are in New Hyde Park-Garden City Park Union Free School District and Herricks Union Free School District and Mineola Union Free School District.
How do I register to vote in Garden City Park?
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.