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The Neversink handbook

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

Neversink spans 8 ZIP codes; 12740 holds the most residents (43%). Most of Neversink has one wired internet choice: Spectrum.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Neversink, 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 Neversink.

Electricity

Power comes from Central Hudson Gas & Elec

Central Hudson Gas & Elec (Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 57.7% of Neversink residents. Its homes paid an average of 27.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $193 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 9% of Central Hudson Gas & Elec’s home customers do, and Central Hudson Gas & Elec still delivers it.

Start or move service: centralhudson.com · (845) 452-2700

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 Frost Valley Ymca water system

The Frost Valley Ymca water system supplies Neversink: about 5% of residents live in its service area. About 95% 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 688 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2025, was 1.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 93.5 ppb. 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. NY5507411.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Neversink

92% of 2,030 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable, Fiber91%1,000/1,000
T-MobileFixed wireless23%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless16%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Neversink

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

Transfer station

Neversink Town Transfer Station

Permit needed
MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
6p
  • Wed11 am–7 pm
  • Sat9 am–5 pm

Cost: $25.00 annual permit card; replacement permit card $2.00

Get the permit from the Town Clerk(845) 985-2262Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm

From neversinkny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-03-25, 2026-07-27. 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.

Neversink kids go to
PK–6Tri-Valley Elementary SchoolTri-Valley Central School District
7–12Tri-Valley Secondary SchoolTri-Valley Central School District

Most of Neversink (81%) is in Tri-Valley Central School District; parts are in Livingston Manor Central School District (17%) and Liberty 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.

Government & voting

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.

ZIP codes & area codes

Neversink spans 8 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of NeversinkZIP’s residents in Neversink
12740Grahamsville, NY43%84%
12765Neversink, NY23%100%
12788Woodbourne, NY14%13%
12768Parksville, NY5%18%
12754Liberty, NY5%2%
12758Livingston Manor, NY4%3%
12725Claryville, NY3%36%
12458Napanoch, NY3%3%

A few homes fall in 12759.

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 Neversink

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

The Frost Valley Ymca water system (EPA ID NY5507411). 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 1.1 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Neversink?

Central Hudson Gas & Elec (Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 27.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Neversink?

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

What ZIP codes are in Neversink?

12740 (43%), 12765 (23%), 12788 (14%), 12768 (5%), 12754 (5%), 12758 (4%), 12725 (3%), 12458 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Neversink in?

Tri-Valley Central School District. Parts of the city are in Livingston Manor Central School District and Liberty Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Neversink?

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: Neversink’s own website (neversinkny.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.