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The Middletown handbook

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

All of Middletown gets its mail under one ZIP code, 10940. For emergencies, Middletown is closest to Garnet Health Medical Center, 2.9 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Middletown, 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 Middletown.

Electricity

Power comes from Orange & Rockland

Orange & Rockland (Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Middletown. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Middletown City water system

The Middletown City water system supplies almost all of Middletown. It draws surface water and serves 30,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

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 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. NY3503534.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Middletown

98% of 6,959 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 76% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
Alteva Of WarwickDSL100%75/10
SpectrumCable, Fiber96%1,000/35
FrontierFiber, DSL84%5,000/5,000
Greenlight NetworksFiber69%8,000/8,000
VerizonFixed wireless82%300/20
T-MobileFixed wireless46%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Middletown depends on your street

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

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curbmiddletownny.gov
Trash dayBy addressDepends on your address
Drop-off centerMiddletown Recycling Drop-off CenterHours ↓
Pickup

Your pickup week

Holiday weeks

When a holiday falls on a weekday, pickup slides one day later for the rest of that week.

Drop-off center

Middletown Recycling Drop-off Center

76 Monhagen Avenue, Middletown, NY

MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Mon7:30 am–3 pm
  • Tue7:30 am–3 pm
  • Wed7:30 am–3 pm
  • Thu7:30 am–3 pm
  • Fri7:30 am–3 pm
What goes in the recycling bin

Accepted at the curb

  • Plastic containers codes numbers 1 to 7
  • Milk and juice cartons, juice boxes
  • Metal cans
  • Aluminum cans/empty aerosol cans
  • Glass bottles (clear, green and brown)
  • Frozen food containers, aluminum foil/foil pans
  • Brown/kraft grocery bags
  • Newspapers/magazines/catalogs
  • Notebook paper/computer, fax and copy paper
  • Telephone and paperback books, soft covered workbooks
  • Corrugated cardboard
  • Construction paper, white and colored ledger paper
  • Junk mail/coupons/envelopes
Recycling drop-off

Middletown Recycling Drop-off Center

76 Monhagen Avenue

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsCall to bookCharged service; appointments made at the Public Works office after the charge is paid; doors must be removed from appliances; electronics, tires, construction debris, paint and hazardous materials excluded
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagemiddletownny.gov →

From middletownny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2021-05-18, 2026-02-26. 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.

Middletown kids go to
K–5Presidential Park Elementary SchoolMiddletown City School District
6–8Middletown Twin Towers Middle SchoolMiddletown City School District
9–12Middletown High SchoolMiddletown City School District

Middletown is in Middletown City School District.

C+School 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Middletown is in ZIP code 10940

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of MiddletownZIP’s residents in Middletown
10940Middletown, NY100%57%
Area code845Wikidata

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.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Middletown

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

The Middletown City water system (EPA ID NY3503534). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% 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 Middletown?

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 Middletown?

Alteva Of Warwick, Spectrum, Frontier, Greenlight Networks, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Middletown?

10940. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Middletown in?

Middletown City School District.

How do I register to vote in Middletown?

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 Orange 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: Middletown’s own website (middletownny.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.