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The Nyack handbook

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

Nyack Village Water Supply reported 2 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: . 83% of systems its size reported none. Nyack has its own library, The Nyack Library, at 59 South Broadway.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Nyack, 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 Nyack.

Electricity

Power comes from Orange & Rockland

Orange & Rockland (Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Nyack. 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 Nyack Village Water Supply

Nyack Village Water Supply supplies Nyack: about 94% of residents live in its service area. Veolia Water New York serves another 6%. It draws surface water (EPA lists Veolia Water New York as seller) and serves 14,700 people in all.

2 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: , the latest beginning Jan 2025. 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile6.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 93% 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. NY4303666.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Nyack

98% of 1,459 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless97%980/880
OptimumCable, Fiber90%8,000/8,000
T-MobileFixed wireless85%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Nyack depends on your street

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

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curbnyack.gov
Trash dayBy addressDepends on your addressThe town’s pickup map →
Pickup

Your pickup week

The town’s recycling and trash guidesRockland Green food scrap program rocklandgreen.com →
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsOnce a monthFirst Friday of every month; set out no earlier than 24 hours before pickup; call DPW 845-358-3552 with questions

From nyack.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026. 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.

Nyack kids go to
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Nyack Middle SchoolNyack Union Free School District
9–12Nyack Senior High SchoolNyack Union Free School District

Nyack is in Nyack Union Free School District.

A−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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Nyack is in ZIP code 10960

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of NyackZIP’s residents in Nyack
10960Nyack, NY100%49%
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 Nyack

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

Nyack Village Water Supply (EPA ID NY4303666). It reported 2 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 6.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Nyack?

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 Nyack?

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

What ZIP codes are in Nyack?

10960. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Nyack in?

Nyack Union Free School District.

How do I register to vote in Nyack?

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 Rockland 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: Nyack’s own website (nyack.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.