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Downtown Staatsburg, NYPhoto: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Staatsburg handbook

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

Staatsburg has no town government of its own, so Dutchess County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Hyde Park Central School District. Tap water in most of Staatsburg comes from Staatsburg Water System, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result of 1.0 ppb.

Staatsburg has no town government. It’s a census-designated place in Dutchess County, so the county and regional agencies provide most services. This page answers what we can; the same answers appear on Staatsburg’s town page under “Getting set up”.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Staatsburg, 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 Staatsburg.

Electricity

Power comes from Central Hudson Gas & Elec

Central Hudson Gas & Elec (Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Staatsburg. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Staatsburg Water System

Staatsburg Water System supplies Staatsburg: about 79% of residents live in its service area. About 21% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Hyde Park Regional as seller) and serves 1,164 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

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

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, 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 52% 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. NY1302777.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Staatsburg

95% of 294 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
OptimumCable94%940/35
FrontierDSL64%115/7
VerizonFixed wireless21%300/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Staatsburg’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Staatsburg.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileStaatsburg has no town government of its own, so look for trash and recycling rules on the county’s site.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Staatsburg kids go to
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Haviland Middle Schoolin Hyde Park
9–12Franklin D Roosevelt Senior High Schoolin Hyde Park

Staatsburg is in Hyde Park 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.

Government & voting

No town hall: the county runs things

Staatsburg is unincorporated, so Dutchess County is the local government.

Local governmentDutchess CountyStaatsburg is a census-designated place: no town hall of its ownCensus
Who runs elections hereDutchess County Board of ElectionsElections here are run by Dutchess County (county election office). 112 Delafield Street, Suite 200, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 · (845) 486-2473 · [email protected]FVAP, May 2021
Register to voteOnlineIn 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).vote.govCheck your registration and polling placevoterlookup.elections.ny.govThe state’s voter lookup

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Staatsburg is in ZIP code 12580

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of StaatsburgZIP’s residents in Staatsburg
12580Staatsburg, NY100%17%

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.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Staatsburg

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

Staatsburg Water System (EPA ID NY1302777). 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 1.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Staatsburg?

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 Staatsburg?

Optimum, Frontier, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Staatsburg?

12580. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Staatsburg in?

Hyde Park Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Staatsburg?

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 Dutchess 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.