Photo: Tyler A. McNeil · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Guilderland, NY: what to set up and who to call
The Guilderland Town WD water system reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2022. There is no curbside pickup in Guilderland: residents take trash to Guilderland Transfer Station / Landfill.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Guilderland, 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 Guilderland.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Guilderland. 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 Guilderland Town WD water system
The Guilderland Town WD water system supplies Guilderland: about 85% of residents live in its service area. Altamont, Village serves another 5%. About 7% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water (EPA lists Albany City and Bethlehem WD No 1 as sellers) and serves 30,000 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM), beginning Jan 2022. 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 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 78% 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. NY0100205.
4 home internet providers serve Guilderland
99% of 11,885 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 94% | 980/880 |
| Hudson Valley Wireless | Fixed wireless | 63% | 200/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 60% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Guilderland: trash goes to the landfill
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Guilderland, from the town’s own site.
Guilderland Transfer Station / Landfill
6363 French's Mill Road, Guilderland, NY 12009
- Tue7:30 am–3:30 pm
- Wed7:30 am–7:30 pm
- Thu7:30 am–3:30 pm
- Fri7:30 am–3:30 pm
- Sat7:30 am–3:30 pm
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
- Newsprint with inserts
- Clear, green, and amber glass
- Pie tins, aluminum foil, and soda cans
- Clean plastic bags
From townofguilderland.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. 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 Guilderland (70%) is in Guilderland Central School District; parts are in Voorheesville Central School District (19%) and Schalmont Central School District (7%) and Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District (3%).
A−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.
Guilderland spans 9 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Guilderland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Guilderland | ZIP’s residents in Guilderland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12303 | Schenectady, NY | 28% | 34% |
| 12203 | Albany, NY | 26% | 34% |
| 12009 | Altamont, NY | 17% | 80% |
| 12084 | Guilderland, NY | 13% | 100% |
| 12159 | Slingerlands, NY | 7% | 30% |
| 12222 | Albany, NY | 4% | 22% |
| 12186 | Voorheesville, NY | 2% | 12% |
| 12306 | Schenectady, NY | 2% | 2% |
| 12085 | Guilderland Center, NY | 2% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 12205.
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 Guilderland
When is the Town of Guilderland Transfer Station open?
Tue–Sat 7:30 am–3:30 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check townofguilderland.org before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Guilderland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Guilderland Town WD water system (EPA ID NY0100205). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM). 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.8 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Guilderland?
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 Guilderland?
Spectrum, Verizon, Hudson Valley Wireless, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Guilderland?
12303 (28%), 12203 (26%), 12009 (17%), 12084 (13%), 12159 (7%), 12222 (4%), 12186 (2%), 12306 (2%), 12085 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Guilderland in?
Guilderland Central School District. Parts of the city are in Voorheesville Central School District and Schalmont Central School District and Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Guilderland?
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: Guilderland’s own website (townofguilderland.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.