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The Otisville handbook

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

Every home in Otisville is in ZIP code 10963. Public schools here are run by Minisink Valley Central School District.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Otisville, 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 Otisville.

Electricity

Power comes from Orange & Rockland

Orange & Rockland (Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Otisville. 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 Otisville Village water system

The Otisville Village water system supplies Otisville: about 94% of residents live in its service area. It draws ground water and serves 1,090 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.

Lead, 90th percentile3.1 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 84% 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. NY3503552.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Otisville

99% of 401 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
SpectrumCable98%1,000/35
FrontierDSL, Fiber60%10/1
T-MobileFixed wireless65%100/20
VerizonFixed wireless52%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash day in Otisville is Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on your street

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

How trash works hereTown pickupTown crews pick up at the curbvillageofotisvilleny.gov
Trash dayTue or WedDepends on your address
Drop-offDPW Recycling Yard at Village HallHours ↓
Pickup

Your pickup week

Drop-off

DPW Recycling Yard at Village Hall

66 Highland Avenue, Otisville, NY 10963

MTWTFSS
8a
10a
12p
2p
4p
  • Mon9 am–noon
  • Tue9 am–noon
  • Wed9 am–noon
  • Thu9 am–noon
  • Fri9 am–noon
What goes in the recycling bin

Single-stream recycling

All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.

  • Paper
  • Glass
  • Plastic

From villageofotisvilleny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 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.

Otisville kids go to
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Minisink Valley Middle Schoolin Middletown
9–12Minisink Valley High Schoolin Middletown

Otisville is in Minisink Valley Central 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.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Otisville is in ZIP code 10963

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of OtisvilleZIP’s residents in Otisville
10963Otisville, NY100%26%

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 Otisville

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

The Otisville Village water system (EPA ID NY3503552). 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 3.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Otisville?

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 Otisville?

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

What ZIP codes are in Otisville?

10963. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Otisville in?

Minisink Valley Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Otisville?

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 Orange 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: Otisville’s own website (villageofotisvilleny.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.