Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Jackson, NY: what to set up and who to call
There is no curbside pickup in Jackson: residents take trash to Jackson recycling/transfer station (Waste Connections). The nearest emergency room is Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, 16.9 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Jackson, 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 Jackson.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves 78.4% of Jackson residents. 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 Gmv LLC water system
The Gmv LLC water system supplies Jackson: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% 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 32 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jul–Dec 2025, was 0.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 54% 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. NY5701548.
Which providers serve Jackson
This card will list the home internet providers the FCC’s National Broadband Map shows in Jackson, the share of addresses that can get 100/20 Mbps and the share with fiber, with the map’s “as of” date.
Source to come: FCC Broadband Data Collection.
No curbside pickup in Jackson: trash goes to the transfer station
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Jackson, from the town’s own site.
Jackson recycling/transfer station (Waste Connections)
408 Content Farm Road, Jackson, NY
- Wed8 am–1 pm, 8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–1 pm, 8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–1 pm, 8 am–4 pm
From townofjacksonny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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 Jackson (65%) is in Cambridge Central School District; parts are in Salem Central School District (24%) and Greenwich Central School District (12%).
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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Jackson spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Jackson residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Jackson | ZIP’s residents in Jackson |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12816 | Cambridge, NY | 77% | 30% |
| 12865 | Salem, NY | 9% | 4% |
| 12834 | Greenwich, NY | 8% | 2% |
| 12873 | Shushan, NY | 6% | 14% |
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 Jackson
When is the Washington County Recycling/Transfer Station open?
Wed, Fri, Sat 8 am–4 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). The town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Jackson’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Gmv LLC water system (EPA ID NY5701548). 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 0.9 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Jackson?
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What ZIP codes are in Jackson?
12816 (77%), 12865 (9%), 12834 (8%), 12873 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Jackson in?
Cambridge Central School District. Parts of the city are in Salem Central School District and Greenwich Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Jackson?
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 Washington 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: Jackson’s own website (townofjacksonny.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): pending.