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The Hopewell Junction handbook

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

Hopewell Junction has no town government of its own, so Dutchess County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Wappingers Central School District. Brettview Acres Water Co has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.0 ppb, was higher than 92% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).

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

I’m new in town

What to set up in Hopewell Junction, 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 Hopewell Junction.

Electricity

Power comes from Central Hudson Gas & Elec

Central Hudson Gas & Elec (Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Hopewell Junction. Its homes paid an average of 27.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $193 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 9% of Central Hudson Gas & Elec’s home customers do, and Central Hudson Gas & Elec still delivers it.

Start or move service: centralhudson.com · (845) 452-2700

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 Brettview Acres Water Co

Brettview Acres Water Co supplies Hopewell Junction: about 49% of residents live in its service area. Hopewell Glen serves another 24%. Hopewell Services Inc serves another 18%. About 11% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Fishkill Plains as seller) and serves 1,150 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile5.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 32.0 ppb. That’s higher than 92% 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. NY1302762.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Hopewell Junction

96% of 474 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 12% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
OptimumCable, Fiber86%8,000/8,000
FrontierDSL34%10/1
VerizonFixed wireless91%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless90%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Hopewell Junction’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Hopewell Junction.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileHopewell Junction has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Hopewell Junction kids go to
K–69 schoolsDepends on your address
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Hopewell Junction is in Wappingers Central School District.

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

Hopewell Junction is unincorporated, so Dutchess County is the local government.

Local governmentDutchess CountyHopewell Junction is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereDutchess County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Dutchess County (county election office). 112 Delafield Street, Suite 200, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 · (845) 486-2473 · [email protected]FVAP, May 2021
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 May 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Hopewell Junction is in ZIP code 12533

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Hopewell JunctionZIP’s residents in Hopewell Junction
12533Hopewell Junction, NY100%5%

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.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Hopewell Junction

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

Brettview Acres Water Co (EPA ID NY1302762). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Hopewell Junction?

Central Hudson Gas & Elec (Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 27.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Hopewell Junction?

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

What ZIP codes are in Hopewell Junction?

12533. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Hopewell Junction in?

Wappingers Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Hopewell Junction?

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 Dutchess 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.