Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Red Hook, NY: what to set up and who to call
Red Hook spans 5 ZIP codes; 12571 holds the most residents (74%). For emergencies, Red Hook is closest to Northern Dutchess Hospital, 5.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Red Hook, 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 Red Hook.
Power comes from Central Hudson Gas & Elec
Central Hudson Gas & Elec (Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Red Hook. Its homes paid an average of 27.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $193 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 9% of Central Hudson Gas & Elec’s home customers do, and Central Hudson Gas & Elec still delivers it.
Start or move service: centralhudson.com · (845) 452-2700
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Red Hook Village water system
The Red Hook Village water system supplies Red Hook: about 21% of residents live in its service area. Tivoli Village Water serves another 9%. Red Hook Water District #1 Town serves another 8%. Bard College serves another 6%. About 50% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water (EPA lists Red Hook Water District #1 Town as seller) and serves 2,730 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 Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.0 ppb. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
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. NY1302775.
5 home internet providers serve Red Hook
96% of 3,880 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 45% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 93% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 60% | 90/5 |
| Archtop Fiber | Fiber | 41% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 52% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 47% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Red Hook
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Red Hook, from the town’s own site.
Town of Red Hook Recycling Center & Goods Exchange
Glen Pond Drive, Red Hook, NY 12571
- Wed7:30 am–1 pm
- Sat7:30 am–1 pm
Cost: No permit fee; trash per bag: 10-gallon $3, 30-33 gallon $6, 34-plus gallon $9; large items per-item fee
From redhookny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. 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 Red Hook (97%) is in Red Hook Central School District; parts are in Rhinebeck Central School District (3%).
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 May 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Red Hook spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Red Hook residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Red Hook | ZIP’s residents in Red Hook |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12571 | Red Hook, NY | 74% | 76% |
| 12583 | Tivoli, NY | 15% | 69% |
| 12572 | Rhinebeck, NY | 6% | 6% |
| 12504 | Annandale On Hudson, NY | 3% | 100% |
| 12507 | Barrytown, NY | 2% | 100% |
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 Red Hook
Who supplies Red Hook’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Red Hook Village water system (EPA ID NY1302775). 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 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Red Hook?
Central Hudson Gas & Elec (Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 27.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Red Hook?
Spectrum, Frontier, Archtop Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Red Hook?
12571 (74%), 12583 (15%), 12572 (6%), 12504 (3%), 12507 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Red Hook in?
Red Hook Central School District. Parts of the city are in Rhinebeck Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Red Hook?
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 Dutchess 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: Red Hook’s own website (redhookny.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.