Gloversville Free Library · Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Gloversville, NY: what to set up and who to call
Gloversville (C) Water Works reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: odor ×2. 83% of systems its size reported none. For home internet, most of Gloversville can choose between Spectrum and Frontier.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Gloversville, 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 Gloversville.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Gloversville. 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.
Water comes from Gloversville (C) Water Works
Gloversville (C) Water Works supplies almost all of Gloversville. It draws surface water and serves 17,991 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: odor ×2, the latest beginning Oct 2024. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 7.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 15.5 ppb. That’s higher than 96% 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. NY1700018.
4 home internet providers serve Gloversville
98% of 5,260 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 92% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 30% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 20% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Gloversville
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Gloversville, from the town’s own site.
From cityofgloversvilleny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 1997-1998, 2026-05-14, 2026-08-26. 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 Gloversville (92%) is in Gloversville City School District; parts are in Johnstown City School District (8%).
D−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.
Gloversville is in ZIP code 12078
ZIP codes where Gloversville residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Gloversville | ZIP’s residents in Gloversville |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12078 | Gloversville, NY | 100% | 66% |
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 Gloversville
Who supplies Gloversville’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Gloversville (C) Water Works (EPA ID NY1700018). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: odor ×2. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 7.9 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Gloversville?
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 Gloversville?
Spectrum, Frontier, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Gloversville?
12078. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Gloversville in?
Gloversville City School District. Parts of the city are in Johnstown City School District.
How do I register to vote in Gloversville?
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 Fulton 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: Gloversville’s own website (cityofgloversvilleny.gov), 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.