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Lynbrook Village Hall, Lynbrook, NY August 8, 2022 BPhoto: Infrastorian · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Lynbrook handbook

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

Liberty Utilities New York - Lynbrook reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×5. 86% of systems its size reported none. Power in Lynbrook comes from PSEG Long Island, a state utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Lynbrook, 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 Lynbrook.

Electricity

Power comes from PSEG Long Island

PSEG Long Island (Long Island Power Authority), a state utility, serves all of Lynbrook. Its homes paid an average of 26.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $195 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 0% of PSEG Long Island’s home customers do, and PSEG Long Island still delivers it.

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 Liberty Utilities New York - Lynbrook

Liberty Utilities New York - Lynbrook supplies almost all of Lynbrook. It draws ground water and serves 220,000 people in all.

5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×5, the latest beginning Jul 2025. 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people had none.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.0 ppb. That’s higher than 91% 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. NY2902835.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Lynbrook

100% of 5,487 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 100% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless99%2,300/2,300
OptimumCable, Fiber95%8,000/8,000
T-MobileFixed wireless71%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Lynbrook depends on your street

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Lynbrook, from the town’s own site.

Pickup

Your pickup week

What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Plastics # 1 and # 2
  • Corrugated Boxes (no packing materials) & Cardboard
  • Newspapers, Paper
  • Cleaned Cans that have been washed
  • Cleaned Glass Bottles that have been washed
  • Magazines
  • Junk Mail
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to bookBulk items must be scheduled in advance by calling the DPW Office at 516-599-8838; place items curbside the evening before the pick up date

From lynbrookvillage.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-04-07, 2026-09-02, 2026-10-15. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Lynbrook kids go to
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–125 schoolsDepends on your address

Lynbrook is in two districts that split the grades: Valley Stream Central High School District and Lynbrook Union Free School District.

ASchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Lynbrook is in ZIP code 11563

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of LynbrookZIP’s residents in Lynbrook
11563Lynbrook, NY100%87%

A few homes fall in 11580, 11565.

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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Lynbrook

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

Liberty Utilities New York - Lynbrook (EPA ID NY2902835). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×5. 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Lynbrook?

PSEG Long Island (Long Island Power Authority), a state utility. Its homes paid about 26.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Lynbrook?

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

What ZIP codes are in Lynbrook?

11563. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Lynbrook in?

Valley Stream Central High School District and Lynbrook Union Free School District. Parts of the city are in Malverne Union Free School District and Valley Stream Union Free School District 24 and East Rockaway Union Free School District.

How do I register to vote in Lynbrook?

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 Nassau 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: Lynbrook’s own website (lynbrookvillage.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.