Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Mamakating, NY: what to set up and who to call
The Wurtsboro Village water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 7.0 ppb, was higher than 96% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). The closest ER is Ellenville Regional Hospital, 11.7 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Mamakating, 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 Mamakating.
Power comes from Orange & Rockland
Orange & Rockland (Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Mamakating. Its homes paid an average of 26.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 9% of Orange & Rockland’s home customers do, and Orange & Rockland still delivers it.
Start or move service: www.oru.com · (877) 434-4100
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Wurtsboro Village water system
The Wurtsboro Village water system supplies Mamakating: about 7% of residents live in its service area. New Twin Lakes Village serves another 5%. About 80% 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 1,400 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2020–Dec 2022, was 7.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 96% 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. NY5203352.
4 home internet providers serve Mamakating
96% of 6,134 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 20% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 49% | 7,000/7,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 28% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 24% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Mamakating
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Mamakating, from the town’s own site.
Mamakating Transfer & Recycling Station
- Wed7:45 am–2:45 pm
- Sun7:45 am–2:45 pm
From mamakating.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 Mamakating (25%) is in Monticello Central School District; parts are in Ellenville Central School District (23%) and Pine Bush Central School District (22%) and Port Jervis City School District (20%) and Fallsburg Central School District (7%) and Minisink Valley Central School District (3%).
C−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.
Mamakating spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Mamakating residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Mamakating | ZIP’s residents in Mamakating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12721 | Bloomingburg, NY | 47% | 79% |
| 12790 | Wurtsboro, NY | 37% | 97% |
| 10940 | Middletown, NY | 5% | 1% |
| 12566 | Pine Bush, NY | 5% | 6% |
| 12785 | Westbrookville, NY | 3% | 43% |
| 12769 | Phillipsport, NY | 1% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 12722, 12781, 12763, 12483, 10963.
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 Mamakating
Who supplies Mamakating’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Wurtsboro Village water system (EPA ID NY5203352). 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 7.0 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Mamakating?
Orange & Rockland (Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 26.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Mamakating?
Spectrum, Frontier, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Mamakating?
12721 (47%), 12790 (37%), 10940 (5%), 12566 (5%), 12785 (3%), 12769 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Mamakating in?
Monticello Central School District. Parts of the city are in Ellenville Central School District and Pine Bush Central School District and Port Jervis City School District and Fallsburg Central School District and Minisink Valley Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Mamakating?
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 Sullivan 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: Mamakating’s own website (mamakating.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.