Bennett Hill Farm · Photo: TrudiJ · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in New Scotland, NY: what to set up and who to call
The Voorheesville Village water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.0 ppb, was higher than 94% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Voorheesville Public Library, at 51 School Road, is the library in town.
I’m new in town
What to set up in New Scotland, 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 Scotland.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of New Scotland. 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 Voorheesville Village water system
The Voorheesville Village water system supplies New Scotland: about 32% of residents live in its service area. About 59% 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 3,100 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 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 94% 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. NY0100203.
4 home internet providers serve New Scotland
95% of 3,885 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 16% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 49% | 980/880 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 57% | 100/20 |
| Hudson Valley Wireless | Fixed wireless | 56% | 200/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in New Scotland depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in New Scotland, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayLook up your day on townofnewscotland.gov
New Scotland Drop-off
237 Upper Flat Rock Road, Clarksville, NY
- Sat9 am–4 pm
The town’s page also lists “Wednesday 2-6 p.m.”, which we couldn’t read as opening hours: check the town’s page for those days.
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
From townofnewscotland.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 New Scotland (44%) is in Voorheesville Central School District; parts are in Bethlehem Central School District (36%) and Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District (11%) and Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District (5%) and Guilderland Central School District (2%).
ASchool 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 Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
New Scotland spans 7 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where New Scotland residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of New Scotland | ZIP’s residents in New Scotland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12186 | Voorheesville, NY | 60% | 84% |
| 12067 | Feura Bush, NY | 13% | 81% |
| 12159 | Slingerlands, NY | 13% | 14% |
| 12054 | Delmar, NY | 5% | 3% |
| 12041 | Clarksville, NY | 4% | 91% |
| 12009 | Altamont, NY | 2% | 3% |
| 12203 | Albany, NY | 1% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 12158.
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 Scotland
Who supplies New Scotland’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Voorheesville Village water system (EPA ID NY0100203). 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 6.0 ppb (Jan 2020–Dec 2022), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in New Scotland?
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 New Scotland?
Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile, Hudson Valley Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in New Scotland?
12186 (60%), 12067 (13%), 12159 (13%), 12054 (5%), 12041 (4%), 12009 (2%), 12203 (1%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is New Scotland in?
Voorheesville Central School District. Parts of the city are in Bethlehem Central School District and Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk Central School District and Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District and Guilderland Central School District.
How do I register to vote in New Scotland?
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 Albany 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: New Scotland’s own website (townofnewscotland.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.