Photo: Dougtone (Doug Kerr) on Flickr.com · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Green Island, NY: what to set up and who to call
An EPA health-based violation from 2023 is still open for the Green Island Village water system. Green Island runs its own electric utility, Village of Green Island.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Green Island, 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 Green Island.
Power comes from Village of Green Island
Village of Green Island (Village of Green Island - (NY)), a municipal utility, serves all of Green Island.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Green Island Village water system
The Green Island Village water system supplies Green Island: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% 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 Cohoes City as seller) and serves 2,900 people in all.
8 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), the latest beginning Jan 2026. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none. 1 older violation is still open, since 2023: a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule), per EPA’s records.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.6 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. NY0100195.
4 home internet providers serve Green Island
100% of 775 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 3% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 58% | 300/20 |
| Hudson Valley Wireless | Fixed wireless | 100% | 200/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 43% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Green Island is Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Green Island, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Tue or Wed)Find your street’s day on villageofgreenisland.com →
- Bulky itemsEvery week, Thu
From villageofgreenisland.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-03-12, 2026-06-02. 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.
Green Island is in Green Island Union Free School District.
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 Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Green Island is in ZIP code 12183
ZIP codes where Green Island residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Green Island | ZIP’s residents in Green Island |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12183 | Troy, NY | 100% | 100% |
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 Green Island
Who supplies Green Island’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Green Island Village water system (EPA ID NY0100195). It reported 8 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a surface water treatment requirement (Surface Water Treatment Rule), a disinfection byproducts requirement (Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule). 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.6 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Green Island?
Village of Green Island (Village of Green Island - (NY)), a municipal utility.
What internet providers serve Green Island?
Spectrum, Verizon, Hudson Valley Wireless, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Green Island?
12183. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Green Island in?
Green Island Union Free School District.
How do I register to vote in Green Island?
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 Albany 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: Green Island’s own website (villageofgreenisland.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.