Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Putnam Valley, NY: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Putnam Valley goes to 10579 (73% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. The nearest library is Putnam Valley Free Library, 4.4 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Putnam Valley, 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 Putnam Valley.
Power comes from New York State Elec & Gas
New York State Elec & Gas (New York State Elec & Gas Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 98.3% of Putnam Valley residents. 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 Continental Village WD water system
The Continental Village WD water system supplies Putnam Valley: about 10% of residents live in its service area. About 84% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Cortlandt Consolidated WD and the New York City water system as sellers) and serves 1,509 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 Jul–Dec 2025, was 4.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 5.2 ppb. That’s higher than 88% 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. NY3903655.
4 home internet providers serve Putnam Valley
98% of 4,589 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 90% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 89% | 8,000/8,000 |
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 89% | 980/880 |
| Xfinity | Cable | 9% | 1,200/35 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 46% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Putnam Valley is Monday or Tuesday, depending on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Putnam Valley, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s day (Mon or Tue)
- Bulky itemsOn set dates
Recycle Center next to PV Highway Dept.
265 Oscawana Lake Road, Putnam Valley, NY 10579
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Accepted at the curb
- Plastics 1-7
- Glass bottles and jars
- Aluminum cans
Recycle Center next to PV Highway Dept.
265 Oscawana Lake Road, Putnam Valley
From putnamvalley.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2025-12-11, 2026-09-09, 2026-09-22, 2026-10-16. 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 Putnam Valley (69%) is in Putnam Valley Central School District; parts are in Haldane Central School District (11%) and Mahopac Central School District (7%) and Carmel Central School District (5%) and Lakeland Central School District (5%) and Garrison Union Free School District (4%).
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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Putnam Valley spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Putnam Valley residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Putnam Valley | ZIP’s residents in Putnam Valley |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10579 | Putnam Valley, NY | 73% | 99% |
| 10537 | Lake Peekskill, NY | 19% | 90% |
| 10541 | Mahopac, NY | 6% | 3% |
A few homes fall in 10588, 10512, 10516, 10524.
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 Putnam Valley
Who supplies Putnam Valley’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Continental Village WD water system (EPA ID NY3903655). 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 4.0 ppb (Jul–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Putnam Valley?
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 Putnam Valley?
Optimum, Verizon, Xfinity, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Putnam Valley?
10579 (73%), 10537 (19%), 10541 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Putnam Valley in?
Putnam Valley Central School District. Parts of the city are in Haldane Central School District and Mahopac Central School District and Carmel Central School District and Lakeland Central School District and Garrison Union Free School District.
How do I register to vote in Putnam Valley?
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 Putnam 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: Putnam Valley’s own website (putnamvalley.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.