Sternbergh House · Photo: Alanaquinn1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Knox, NY: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Knox goes to 12009 (49% of residents), one of 5 ZIP codes in town. For emergencies, Knox is closest to Ellis Hospital, 13.3 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Knox, 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 Knox.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Knox. 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 Knoxville Park
Knoxville Park supplies Knox: about 1% of residents live in its service area. About 99% 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 60 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 Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. 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. NY0110755.
4 home internet providers serve Knox
94% of 1,192 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 81% | 1,000/35 |
| Hudson Valley Wireless | Fixed wireless | 74% | 200/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 23% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 13% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Knox
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Knox, from the town’s own site.
Knox Transfer Station
155 Street Road, Town of Knox NY
- Tue4 pm–8 pm
- Thu4 pm–8 pm
- Sat8 am–3 pm
Sorted recycling
Separate your recyclables by material.
From knoxny.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 Knox (86%) is in Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District; parts are in Guilderland Central School District (7%) and Duanesburg Central School District (6%).
BSchool 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.
Knox spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Knox residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Knox | ZIP’s residents in Knox |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12009 | Altamont, NY | 49% | 17% |
| 12053 | Delanson, NY | 19% | 12% |
| 12023 | Berne, NY | 16% | 20% |
| 12059 | East Berne, NY | 12% | 21% |
| 12186 | Voorheesville, NY | 3% | 1% |
A few homes fall in 12157. 12107 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 Knox
Who supplies Knox’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Knoxville Park (EPA ID NY0110755). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Knox?
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 Knox?
Spectrum, Hudson Valley Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Knox?
12009 (49%), 12053 (19%), 12023 (16%), 12059 (12%), 12186 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Knox in?
Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District. Parts of the city are in Guilderland Central School District and Duanesburg Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Knox?
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: Knox’s own website (knoxny.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.