Photo: Doc Searls · CC BY 2.0Living in Sands Point, NY: what to set up and who to call
The Sands Point (V) water system reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a PFAS chemical (PFOA) ×4. 78% of systems its size reported none. Power in Sands Point comes from PSEG Long Island, a state utility rather than a private company.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Sands Point, 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 Sands Point.
Power comes from PSEG Long Island
PSEG Long Island (Long Island Power Authority), a state utility, serves all of Sands Point. Its homes paid an average of 26.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $195 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 0% of PSEG Long Island’s home customers do, and PSEG Long Island still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Sands Point (V) water system
The Sands Point (V) water system supplies Sands Point: about 35% of residents live in its service area. Port Washington WD serves another 18%. About 47% 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 2,900 people in all.
4 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a PFAS chemical (PFOA) ×4, the latest beginning Apr 2024. 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 74% 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. NY2902852.
3 home internet providers serve Sands Point
100% of 965 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 99% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 98% | 2,300/2,300 |
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 25% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Sands Point’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Sands Point.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Sands Point is in Port Washington Union Free School District.
ASchool 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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Sands Point is in ZIP code 11050
ZIP codes where Sands Point residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Sands Point | ZIP’s residents in Sands Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11050 | Port Washington, NY | 100% | 9% |
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 Sands Point
Who supplies Sands Point’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Sands Point (V) water system (EPA ID NY2902852). It reported 4 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a PFAS chemical (PFOA) ×4. 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Sands Point?
PSEG Long Island (Long Island Power Authority), a state utility. Its homes paid about 26.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Sands Point?
Verizon, Optimum, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Sands Point?
11050. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Sands Point in?
Port Washington Union Free School District.
How do I register to vote in Sands Point?
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 Nassau 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.