Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in South Blooming Grove, NY: what to set up and who to call
The South Blooming Grove Village WD 1 water system reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: iron ×2, manganese. 80% of systems its size reported none. Keller Ach (West Point), 9.7 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in South Blooming Grove, 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 South Blooming Grove.
Power comes from Orange & Rockland
Orange & Rockland (Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of South Blooming Grove. Its homes paid an average of 26.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $182 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 9% of Orange & Rockland’s home customers do, and Orange & Rockland still delivers it.
Start or move service: www.oru.com · (877) 434-4100
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from South Blooming Grove Village WD 1 water system
The South Blooming Grove Village WD 1 water system supplies South Blooming Grove: about 90% of residents live in its service area. About 10% 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 3,400 people in all.
3 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: iron ×2, manganese, the latest beginning Oct 2024. 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 92% 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. NY3510641.
3 home internet providers serve South Blooming Grove
97% of 954 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 71% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum | Cable, Fiber | 95% | 940/35 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 79% | 5,000/5,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 58% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in South Blooming Grove depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in South Blooming Grove, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on sbgny.gov →
From sbgny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-21. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of South Blooming Grove (81%) is in Washingtonville Central School District; parts are in Monroe-Woodbury Central School District (19%).
BSchool 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
South Blooming Grove is in ZIP code 10950
ZIP codes where South Blooming Grove residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of South Blooming Grove | ZIP’s residents in South Blooming Grove |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10950 | Monroe, NY | 100% | 6% |
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 South Blooming Grove
Who supplies South Blooming Grove’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The South Blooming Grove Village WD 1 water system (EPA ID NY3510641). It reported 3 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: iron ×2, manganese. 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in South Blooming Grove?
Orange & Rockland (Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 26.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve South Blooming Grove?
Optimum, Frontier, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in South Blooming Grove?
10950. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is South Blooming Grove in?
Washingtonville Central School District. Parts of the city are in Monroe-Woodbury Central School District.
How do I register to vote in South Blooming Grove?
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 Orange 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: South Blooming Grove’s own website (sbgny.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.