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The Glasco handbook

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

Glasco has no town government of its own, so Ulster County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Saugerties Central School District. Fiber reaches 98% of addresses in Glasco.

Glasco has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Ulster County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Glasco’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Glasco, 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 Glasco.

Electricity

Power comes from Central Hudson Gas & Elec

Central Hudson Gas & Elec (Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Glasco. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Glasco Water District

Glasco Water District supplies Glasco: about 87% of residents live in its service area. About 13% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Saugerties (Village) Water Dis as seller) and serves 4,071 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.4 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 58% 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. NY5503367.

Internet

5 home internet providers serve Glasco

99% of 710 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber98%1,000/1,000
Archtop FiberFiber91%2,000/2,000
Planet NetworksFiber75%10,000/10,000
T-MobileFixed wireless12%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless6%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Glasco’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Glasco.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileGlasco has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Glasco kids go to
K–63 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Saugerties Junior High Schoolin Saugerties
9–12Saugerties Senior High Schoolin Saugerties

Glasco is in Saugerties Central School District.

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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Glasco is unincorporated, so Ulster County is the local government.

Local governmentUlster CountyGlasco is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereUlster County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Ulster County (county election office). 79 Hurley Ave, Suite 112, Kingston, NY 12401 · (845) 334-5470 · [email protected]FVAP, Sep 2025
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterlookup.elections.ny.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Glasco spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GlascoZIP’s residents in Glasco
12477Saugerties, NY75%8%
12432Glasco, NY25%100%

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 Glasco

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

Glasco Water District (EPA ID NY5503367). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Glasco?

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 Glasco?

Spectrum, Archtop Fiber, Planet Networks, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Glasco?

12477 (75%), 12432 (25%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Glasco in?

Saugerties Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Glasco?

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: 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.