Photo: Julia Manzerova · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Hunter, NY: what to set up and who to call
For trash and recycling, Hunter has Greene County Solid Waste Mangement at 74 Hylan Road; OpenStreetMap lists it open Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat 7:30 am–3:30 pm, Sun 8 am–3:30 pm. The ER is a drive from Hunter: the closest is Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus, 18.5 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Hunter, 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 Hunter.
Power comes from Central Hudson Gas & Elec
Central Hudson Gas & Elec (Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 98.8% of Hunter residents. 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.
Water comes from Tannersville Village water system
The Tannersville Village water system supplies Hunter: about 21% of residents live in its service area. Hunter Village serves another 11%. About 68% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 629 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.3 ppb. That’s higher than 55% 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. NY1900033.
3 home internet providers serve Hunter
93% of 2,536 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 44% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 26% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Greene County Solid Waste Mangement is open Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Where to take trash and recycling in Hunter, and where the rules are.
Greene County Solid Waste Mangement
74 Hylan Road, Tannersville, NY, 12485
- Mon7:30 am–3:30 pm
- Tue7:30 am–3:30 pm
- Fri7:30 am–3:30 pm
- Sat7:30 am–3:30 pm
- Sun8 am–3:30 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Nov 2023. They can change with the season, so check with the town before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Hunter is in Hunter-Tannersville Central School District.
B−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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Hunter spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Hunter residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Hunter | ZIP’s residents in Hunter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12485 | Tannersville, NY | 31% | 100% |
| 12427 | Elka Park, NY | 30% | 100% |
| 12442 | Hunter, NY | 19% | 76% |
| 12436 | Haines Falls, NY | 15% | 100% |
| 12450 | Lanesville, NY | 6% | 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 Hunter
When is the Greene County Solid Waste Mangement open?
Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat 7:30 am–3:30 pm; Sun 8 am–3:30 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). The town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Hunter’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Tannersville Village water system (EPA ID NY1900033). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Hunter?
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 Hunter?
Spectrum, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Hunter?
12485 (31%), 12427 (30%), 12442 (19%), 12436 (15%), 12450 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Hunter in?
Hunter-Tannersville Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Hunter?
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 Greene 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.