Photo: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Gardiner, NY: what to set up and who to call
The latest lead test reported by the Gardiner Town House Apts water system, which supplies Gardiner, came in at 62.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), above the 15 ppb action level. There is no curbside pickup in Gardiner: residents take trash to Gardiner Transfer Station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gardiner, 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 Gardiner.
Power comes from Central Hudson Gas & Elec
Central Hudson Gas & Elec (Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gardiner. Its homes paid an average of 27.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $193 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 9% of Central Hudson Gas & Elec’s home customers do, and Central Hudson Gas & Elec still delivers it.
Start or move service: centralhudson.com · (845) 452-2700
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Gardiner Town House Apts water system
The Gardiner Town House Apts water system supplies Gardiner: about 13% of residents live in its service area. Deerhaven Mobile Home Park serves another 7%. About 76% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 100 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 62.6 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 124.0 ppb. That’s higher than 100% 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 (EPA’s estimate). Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NY5503746.
3 home internet providers serve Gardiner
97% of 2,541 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | DSL | 4% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 26% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Gardiner: trash goes to the transfer station
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Gardiner, from the town’s own site.
Gardiner Transfer Station
131 Steve's Lane, Gardiner, NY 12525
- Wed8 am–3:30 pm
- Thu8 am–3:30 pm
- Fri8 am–3:30 pm
- Sat8 am–3:30 pm
Cost: Full year permit (June 1 - May 31) $50; half year permit (December 1 - May 31) $25
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
From townofgardinerny.gov, storage.googleapis.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Gardiner (61%) is in New Paltz Central School District; parts are in Wallkill Central School District (37%) and Pine Bush Central School District (2%).
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 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Gardiner spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Gardiner residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gardiner | ZIP’s residents in Gardiner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12525 | Gardiner, NY | 48% | 80% |
| 12561 | New Paltz, NY | 41% | 12% |
| 12589 | Wallkill, NY | 11% | 4% |
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 Gardiner
Who supplies Gardiner’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Gardiner Town House Apts water system (EPA ID NY5503746). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 62.6 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gardiner?
Central Hudson Gas & Elec (Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 27.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Gardiner?
Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gardiner?
12525 (48%), 12561 (41%), 12589 (11%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gardiner in?
New Paltz Central School District. Parts of the city are in Wallkill Central School District and Pine Bush Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Gardiner?
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 Ulster 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: Gardiner’s own website (townofgardinerny.gov, storage.googleapis.com), 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.