Photo: Adam Lenhardt · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in New Lebanon, NY: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in New Lebanon goes to 12125 (59% of residents), one of 6 ZIP codes in town. Berkshire Medical Center, 10 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Lebanon, 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 New Lebanon.
Power comes from New York State Elec & Gas
New York State Elec & Gas (New York State Elec & Gas Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Lebanon. Its homes paid an average of 22.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 6% of New York State Elec & Gas’ home customers do, and New York State Elec & Gas still delivers it.
Start or move service: nyseg.com · (800) 572-1131
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Adams Crossing Mobile Home Park
Adams Crossing Mobile Home Park supplies New Lebanon: about 6% of residents live in its service area. About 90% 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 70 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 0.7 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 51% 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. NY1006328.
5 home internet providers serve New Lebanon
84% of 1,220 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 56% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 68% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 56% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Consolidated Communications | DSL | 5% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 23% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 19% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have New Lebanon’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in New Lebanon.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of New Lebanon (95%) is in New Lebanon Central School District; parts are in Chatham Central School District (5%).
B−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 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
New Lebanon spans 6 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where New Lebanon residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Lebanon | ZIP’s residents in New Lebanon |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12125 | New Lebanon, NY | 59% | 100% |
| 12060 | East Chatham, NY | 18% | 32% |
| 12062 | East Nassau, NY | 11% | 14% |
| 12029 | Canaan, NY | 6% | 14% |
| 12195 | West Lebanon, NY | 4% | 100% |
| 12024 | Brainard, NY | 3% | 41% |
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 New Lebanon
Who supplies New Lebanon’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Adams Crossing Mobile Home Park (EPA ID NY1006328). 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 0.7 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Lebanon?
New York State Elec & Gas (New York State Elec & Gas Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 22.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve New Lebanon?
Spectrum, Fidium Fiber, Consolidated Communications, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Lebanon?
12125 (59%), 12060 (18%), 12062 (11%), 12029 (6%), 12195 (4%), 12024 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Lebanon in?
New Lebanon Central School District. Parts of the city are in Chatham Central School District.
How do I register to vote in New Lebanon?
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 Columbia 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.