Photo: JBC3 · Public domainLiving in Queensbury, NY: what to set up and who to call
Trash and recycling go to the town’s Luzerne Road Transfer Station at 64 Luzerne Road, open Wed 7:45 am–3:30 pm, Fri–Sat 7:45 am–3:30 pm (as mapped on OpenStreetMap). Spectrum is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Queensbury.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Queensbury, 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 Queensbury.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Queensbury. 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 Queensbury Water District
Queensbury Water District supplies Queensbury: about 86% of residents live in its service area. About 13% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 21,200 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 3.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 79% 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. NY5600114.
4 home internet providers serve Queensbury
98% of 11,571 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Hudson Valley Wireless | Fixed wireless | 44% | 200/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 44% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 43% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Luzerne Road Transfer Station is open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
Where to take trash and recycling in Queensbury, and where the rules are.
Luzerne Road Transfer Station
64 Luzerne Road, Queensbury, NY, 12804
- Wed7:45 am–3:30 pm
- Fri7:45 am–3:30 pm
- Sat7:45 am–3:30 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Jun 2019. They can change with the season, so check queensbury.net before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Queensbury (58%) is in Queensbury Union Free School District; parts are in Lake George Central School District (37%) and Glens Falls City School District (4%).
B+School 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.
Queensbury spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Queensbury residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Queensbury | ZIP’s residents in Queensbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12804 | Queensbury, NY | 94% | 99% |
| 12845 | Lake George, NY | 5% | 30% |
A few homes fall in 12844, 12839, 12820, 12801.
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 Queensbury
When is the Luzerne Road Transfer Station open?
Wed 7:45 am–3:30 pm; Fri–Sat 7:45 am–3:30 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check queensbury.net before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Queensbury’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Queensbury Water District (EPA ID NY5600114). It reported no 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 3.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Queensbury?
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 Queensbury?
Spectrum, Hudson Valley Wireless, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Queensbury?
12804 (94%), 12845 (5%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Queensbury in?
Queensbury Union Free School District. Parts of the city are in Lake George Central School District and Glens Falls City School District.
How do I register to vote in Queensbury?
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 Warren 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.