Photo: Knotnic · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Oak Beach, NY: what to set up and who to call
Oak Beach has no town government of its own, so Suffolk County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Babylon Union Free School District. Fiber reaches 98% of addresses in Oak Beach.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Oak Beach, 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 Oak Beach.
Power comes from Fishers Island Utility Co
Fishers Island Utility Co (Fishers Island Utility Co Inc), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Oak Beach. Its homes paid an average of 41.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $272 a month (its average across New York).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Oak Beach Public Water Supply
Oak Beach Public Water Supply supplies Oak Beach: about 91% of residents live in its service area. About 9% 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 66 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–Dec 2025, was 3.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 85% 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. NY5130214.
3 home internet providers serve Oak Beach
99% of 232 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fixed wireless, Fiber | 94% | 300/20 |
| Optimum | Fiber | 80% | 100/100 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 31% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Oak Beach’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Oak Beach.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Oak Beach is in Babylon Union Free School District.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
No town hall: the county runs things
Oak Beach is unincorporated, so Suffolk County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Oak Beach is in ZIP code 11702
ZIP codes where Oak Beach residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Oak Beach | ZIP’s residents in Oak Beach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11702 | Babylon, NY | 100% | 2% |
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 Oak Beach
Who supplies Oak Beach’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Oak Beach Public Water Supply (EPA ID NY5130214). 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 3.8 ppb (Jan–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Oak Beach?
Fishers Island Utility Co (Fishers Island Utility Co Inc), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 41.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Oak Beach?
Verizon, Optimum, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Oak Beach?
11702. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Oak Beach in?
Babylon Union Free School District.
How do I register to vote in Oak Beach?
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 Suffolk 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.