Photo: Peter Flass · CC BY 3.0Living in Malta, NY: what to set up and who to call
Clifton Park Water Authority reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: iron ×3. 83% of systems its size reported none. Most of Malta has one wired internet choice: Spectrum.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Malta, 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 Malta.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Malta. 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 Clifton Park Water Authority
Clifton Park Water Authority supplies Malta: about 24% of residents live in its service area. Malta Water District #1 serves another 23%. About 46% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Burnt Hills-Ballston Lk WD and Halfmoon Water District (Troy) and Saratoga County Water Authority and Glenville WD #11 as sellers) and serves 35,000 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: iron ×3, the latest beginning Jan 2024. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2026–Dec 2028, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.9 ppb. That’s lower than 59% 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. NY4500175.
6 home internet providers serve Malta
99% of 6,509 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 27% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 98% | 1,000/35 |
| Greenlight Networks | Fiber | 24% | 8,000/8,000 |
| SLICFiber | Fiber | 7% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 55% | 300/20 |
| Hudson Valley Wireless | Fixed wireless | 55% | 200/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 44% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Malta’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Malta.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Malta (79%) is in Ballston Spa Central School District; parts are in Shenendehowa Central School District (20%).
A−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 Oct 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Malta spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Malta residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Malta | ZIP’s residents in Malta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12020 | Ballston Spa, NY | 63% | 31% |
| 12019 | Ballston Lake, NY | 24% | 26% |
| 12118 | Mechanicville, NY | 8% | 8% |
| 12151 | Round Lake, NY | 5% | 86% |
A few homes fall in 12866.
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 Malta
Who supplies Malta’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Clifton Park Water Authority (EPA ID NY4500175). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: iron ×3. 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2026–Dec 2028), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Malta?
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 Malta?
Spectrum, Greenlight Networks, SLICFiber, Verizon, Hudson Valley Wireless, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Malta?
12020 (63%), 12019 (24%), 12118 (8%), 12151 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Malta in?
Ballston Spa Central School District. Parts of the city are in Shenendehowa Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Malta?
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 Saratoga 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.