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The Sleepy Hollow handbook

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

Tap water in Sleepy Hollow comes from the Sleepy Hollow (Village) water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 20% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb. Trains stop in Sleepy Hollow, at Philipse Manor.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Sleepy Hollow, 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 Sleepy Hollow.

Electricity

Power comes from Con Edison

Con Edison (Consolidated Edison Co. of New York), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Sleepy Hollow. Its homes paid an average of 36.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $137 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 10% of Con Edison’s home customers do, and Con Edison still delivers it.

Start or move service: coned.com · (800) 752-6633

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 Sleepy Hollow (Village) water system

The Sleepy Hollow (Village) water system supplies almost all of Sleepy Hollow. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists the New York City water system as seller) and serves 9,870 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 1.1 ppb. That’s lower than 57% 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. NY5903450.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Sleepy Hollow

99% of 1,580 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 98% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless96%980/880
OptimumCable, Fiber96%8,000/8,000
T-MobileFixed wireless46%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Sleepy Hollow

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Sleepy Hollow, from the town’s own site.

The town’s recycling and trash guidesHousehold Matieral Recovery Facility (H-MRF) →
Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsAppliances require a disposal permit bought in the Clerk's Office, $30 each (e.g. dishwasher, refrigerator, air-conditioner)
What can be recycledThe town’s recycling pagesustainablesleepyhollow.org →

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check sleepyhollowny.gov →

From sleepyhollowny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Sleepy Hollow kids go to
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Sleepy Hollow High SchoolUnion Free School District of the Tarrytowns

Most of Sleepy Hollow (67%) is in Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns; parts are in Pocantico Hills Central School District (33%).

B+School gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Sleepy Hollow is in ZIP code 10591

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Sleepy HollowZIP’s residents in Sleepy Hollow
10591Tarrytown, NY100%43%

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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Sleepy Hollow

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

The Sleepy Hollow (Village) water system (EPA ID NY5903450). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Sleepy Hollow?

Con Edison (Consolidated Edison Co. of New York), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 36.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Sleepy Hollow?

Verizon, Optimum, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Sleepy Hollow?

10591. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Sleepy Hollow in?

Union Free School District of the Tarrytowns. Parts of the city are in Pocantico Hills Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Sleepy Hollow?

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 Westchester 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: Sleepy Hollow’s own website (sleepyhollowny.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.