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The Roessleville handbook

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

Roessleville has no town government of its own, so Albany County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend South Colonie Central School District. The closest public drop-off to Roessleville is Rapp Road Landfill Recycling Facility, 3 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.

Roessleville has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Albany County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Roessleville’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Roessleville, 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 Roessleville.

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Roessleville. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Latham Water District

Latham Water District supplies almost all of Roessleville. It draws surface water and serves 85,590 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 ppb. That’s higher than 66% 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. NY0100198.

Internet

4 home internet providers serve Roessleville

99% of 4,363 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 91% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless97%980/880
SpectrumCable, Fiber96%1,000/35
T-MobileFixed wireless38%100/20
Hudson Valley WirelessFixed wireless22%50/5

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

Trash & recycling

The nearest public drop-off is 3 miles away

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Roessleville.

Nearest public drop-off · 2.7 mi from the center of Roessleville

Rapp Road Landfill Recycling Facility

This isn’t Roessleville’s own facility. Whether Roessleville residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.

OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Roessleville kids go to
PK–45 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Colonie Central High Schoolin Albany

Most of Roessleville (85%) is in South Colonie Central School District; parts are in North Colonie Central School District (15%).

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

No town hall: the county runs things

Roessleville is unincorporated, so Albany County is the local government.

Local governmentAlbany CountyRoessleville is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereAlbany County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Albany County (county election office). 260 South Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12202 · (518) 487-5060 · [email protected]FVAP, Aug 2021
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterlookup.elections.ny.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Aug 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Roessleville spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of RoesslevilleZIP’s residents in Roessleville
12205Albany, NY94%40%
12211Albany, NY6%5%

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 Roessleville

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

Latham Water District (EPA ID NY0100198). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Roessleville?

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 Roessleville?

Verizon, Spectrum, T-Mobile, Hudson Valley Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Roessleville?

12205 (94%), 12211 (6%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Roessleville in?

South Colonie Central School District. Parts of the city are in North Colonie Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Roessleville?

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 Albany 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.