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The Greenlawn handbook

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

Greenlawn has no town government of its own, so Suffolk County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Harborfields Central School District. Power in Greenlawn comes from PSEG Long Island, a state utility rather than a private company.

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Greenlawn, 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 Greenlawn.

Electricity

Power comes from PSEG Long Island

PSEG Long Island (Long Island Power Authority), a state utility, serves all of Greenlawn. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Greenlawn Water District

Greenlawn Water District supplies Greenlawn: about 93% of residents live in its service area. South Huntington Water District serves another 6%. About 3% 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 42,000 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.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.3 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. NY5103271.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Greenlawn

100% of 4,102 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
OptimumCable, Fiber98%8,000/8,000
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless98%2,300/2,300
T-MobileFixed wireless33%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Greenlawn.

Nearest public drop-off · 3.0 mi from the center of Greenlawn

Huntington Recycling Center

641 New York Avenue, Huntington, NY, 11743

HoursTue–Sun 8 am–2 pm

This isn’t Greenlawn’s own facility. Whether Greenlawn residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Greenlawn kids go to
K–2Washington Drive Primary Schoolin Centerport
3–5Thomas J Lahey Elementary SchoolHarborfields Central School District
6–8Oldfield Middle SchoolHarborfields Central School District
9–12Harborfields High SchoolHarborfields Central School District

Most of Greenlawn (81%) is in Harborfields Central School District; parts are in Elwood Union Free School District (14%) and South Huntington Union Free School District (5%).

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

Greenlawn is unincorporated, so Suffolk County is the local government.

Local governmentSuffolk CountyGreenlawn is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereSuffolk County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Suffolk County (county election office). Yaphank Ave, P.O. Box 700, Yaphank, NY 11980 · (631) 852-4500FVAP, Sep 2024
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 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Greenlawn spans 3 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of GreenlawnZIP’s residents in Greenlawn
11740Greenlawn, NY65%92%
11743Huntington, NY34%11%
11721Centerport, NY2%3%

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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Greenlawn

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

Greenlawn Water District (EPA ID NY5103271). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Greenlawn?

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 Greenlawn?

Optimum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Greenlawn?

11740 (65%), 11743 (34%), 11721 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Greenlawn in?

Harborfields Central School District. Parts of the city are in Elwood Union Free School District and South Huntington Union Free School District.

How do I register to vote in Greenlawn?

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 Suffolk 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.