Photo: Luke Gordon from Greenwood Lake, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0Living in Greenwood Lake, NY: what to set up and who to call
The Greenwood Lake Village water system reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a PFAS chemical (PFOS), a PFAS chemical (PFOA). 80% of systems its size reported none. Wednesday is trash day in Greenwood Lake.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Greenwood Lake, 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 Greenwood Lake.
Power comes from Orange & Rockland
Orange & Rockland (Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Greenwood Lake. Its homes paid an average of 26.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 9% of Orange & Rockland’s home customers do, and Orange & Rockland still delivers it.
Start or move service: www.oru.com · (877) 434-4100
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Greenwood Lake Village water system
The Greenwood Lake Village water system supplies Greenwood Lake: about 85% of residents live in its service area. About 15% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water influenced by surface water and serves 3,383 people in all.
2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a PFAS chemical (PFOS), a PFAS chemical (PFOA), the latest beginning Oct 2023. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2024, was 2.5 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.8 ppb. That’s higher than 76% 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. NY3503530.
3 home internet providers serve Greenwood Lake
96% of 1,356 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 94% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 94% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 71% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Greenwood Lake is Wednesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Greenwood Lake, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery week, Fri
- Bulky itemsCall to book
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Glass bottles and jars
- Metal beverage and food cans
- Rinsed plastic containers (types 1-7)
- Paper from news, magazines, junk mail, dry non-coated food paper
- Boxboard, small flat pieces of corrugated cardboard box material
From villageofgreenwoodlake.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2021-08-03, 2026-07-16, 2026-09-21. 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 Greenwood Lake (86%) is in Greenwood Lake Union Free School District; parts are in Tuxedo Union Free School District (14%).
ASchool 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Greenwood Lake spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Greenwood Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Greenwood Lake | ZIP’s residents in Greenwood Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10925 | Greenwood Lake, NY | 99% | 68% |
| 10950 | Monroe, NY | 1% | 0% |
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 Greenwood Lake
Who supplies Greenwood Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Greenwood Lake Village water system (EPA ID NY3503530). It reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a PFAS chemical (PFOS), a PFAS chemical (PFOA). 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.5 ppb (Jan–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Greenwood Lake?
Orange & Rockland (Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 26.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Greenwood Lake?
Optimum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Greenwood Lake?
10925 (99%), 10950 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Greenwood Lake in?
Greenwood Lake Union Free School District. Parts of the city are in Tuxedo Union Free School District.
How do I register to vote in Greenwood Lake?
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 Orange 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: Greenwood Lake’s own website (villageofgreenwoodlake.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.