Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Round Lake, NY: what to set up and who to call
The Round Lake Village (Cpwa) water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 12.3 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Round Lake has its own library, Woman's Round Lake Improvement Society, at 31 Wesley Avenue, PO Box 665.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Round Lake, 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 Round Lake.
Power comes from National Grid
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Round Lake. 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 Round Lake Village (Cpwa) water system
The Round Lake Village (Cpwa) water system supplies Round Lake: about 63% of residents live in its service area. About 37% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated ground water (EPA lists Clifton Park Water Authority as seller) and serves 750 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 12.3 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 99% 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. NY4500167.
5 home internet providers serve Round Lake
99% of 431 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 75% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/35 |
| SLICFiber | Fiber | 62% | 1,000/1,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 95% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 73% | 300/20 |
| Hudson Valley Wireless | Fixed wireless | 19% | 200/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Round Lake’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Round Lake.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Round Lake is in Shenendehowa 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.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2022; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Round Lake is in ZIP code 12151
ZIP codes where Round Lake residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Round Lake | ZIP’s residents in Round Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12151 | Round Lake, NY | 100% | 86% |
A few homes fall in 12118.
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 Round Lake
Who supplies Round Lake’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Round Lake Village (Cpwa) water system (EPA ID NY4500167). 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 12.3 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Round Lake?
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 Round Lake?
Spectrum, SLICFiber, T-Mobile, Verizon, Hudson Valley Wireless (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Round Lake?
12151. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Round Lake in?
Shenendehowa Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Round Lake?
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 Saratoga 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.