Living in Ruby, NY: what to set up and who to call
Ruby has no town government of its own, so Ulster County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Kingston City School District. The closest public drop-off to Ruby is Town of Ulster Transfer Station, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ruby, 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 Ruby.
Power comes from Central Hudson Gas & Elec
Central Hudson Gas & Elec (Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ruby. 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 Halcyon Park Water District
Halcyon Park Water District supplies Ruby: about 9% of residents live in its service area. Ruby Estates serves another 6%. About 85% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws ground water and serves 402 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.4 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 63% 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. NY5503391.
3 home internet providers serve Ruby
98% of 406 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 98% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 8% | 25/6 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 7% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
The nearest public drop-off is 4 miles away
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Ruby.
Town of Ulster Transfer Station
1001 Miron Lane, Kingston, NY, 12401 · run by Town of Ulster
This isn’t Ruby’s own facility. Whether Ruby residents may use it is the town’s rule: check the town’s office.
OpenStreetMap, as of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Ruby (89%) is in Kingston City School District; parts are in Saugerties Central School District (11%).
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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Ruby is unincorporated, so Ulster County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ruby spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Ruby residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ruby | ZIP’s residents in Ruby |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12449 | Lake Katrine, NY | 55% | 15% |
| 12475 | Ruby, NY | 41% | 100% |
| 12401 | Kingston, NY | 4% | 0% |
A few homes fall in 12477.
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 Ruby
Who supplies Ruby’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Halcyon Park Water District (EPA ID NY5503391). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.4 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ruby?
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 Ruby?
Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ruby?
12449 (55%), 12475 (41%), 12401 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ruby in?
Kingston City School District. Parts of the city are in Saugerties Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Ruby?
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 Ulster 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.