Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Living in Stephentown, NY: what to set up and who to call
Mountain View Mobile Home Park reported one health-based violation to EPA in the last five years: a PFAS chemical (PFOA), beginning Jan 2022. The closest ER is Berkshire Medical Center, 10.6 miles away.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stephentown, 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 Stephentown.
Power comes from New York State Elec & Gas
New York State Elec & Gas (New York State Elec & Gas Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves 97.3% of Stephentown residents. Its homes paid an average of 22.6¢ per kWh in 2025, about $168 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 6% of New York State Elec & Gas’ home customers do, and New York State Elec & Gas still delivers it.
Start or move service: nyseg.com · (800) 572-1131
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Mountain View Mobile Home Park
Mountain View Mobile Home Park supplies Stephentown: about 3% of residents live in its service area. About 97% 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 120 people in all.
1 health-based violation reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a PFAS chemical (PFOA), beginning Jan 2022. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 1.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher 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. NY4110701.
4 home internet providers serve Stephentown
91% of 1,417 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidium Fiber | Fiber | 87% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Spectrum | Cable | 13% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 32% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 5% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in Stephentown
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Stephentown, from the town’s own site.
Stephentown Transfer Station
235 Newton Rd., Stephentown, NY
We couldn’t find its opening hours.
Cost: $50 per year residential; professional occupation $60; senior citizen (65+) $10
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Cans
- Glass Bottles & Jars
- Corrugated Cardboard & Paper Bags
- All Office and School Paper
- Empty Aerosol Cans (No Caps)
- Empty Pizza Boxes
- File Folders
- Magazines, Brochures & Catalogs Newspapers & Inserts (No Plastic Bags)
- Opened Mail, Junk Mail, and Greeting Cards
- Paperback Books
- Paperboard Boxes
- Paper Egg Cartons
- Paper Milk/Juice Cartons (No Foil Pouches)
From stephentown.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-06, 2026-10-16. 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 Stephentown (62%) is in Berlin Central School District; parts are in New Lebanon Central School District (23%) and Averill Park Central School District (15%).
CSchool 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 Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Stephentown spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Stephentown residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stephentown | ZIP’s residents in Stephentown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12168 | Stephentown, NY | 60% | 100% |
| 12062 | East Nassau, NY | 17% | 26% |
| 12169 | Stephentown, NY | 15% | 96% |
| 12018 | Averill Park, NY | 7% | 3% |
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 Stephentown
Who supplies Stephentown’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Mountain View Mobile Home Park (EPA ID NY4110701). It reported 1 health-based violation to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a PFAS chemical (PFOA). 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Stephentown?
New York State Elec & Gas (New York State Elec & Gas Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 22.6¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Stephentown?
Fidium Fiber, Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Stephentown?
12168 (60%), 12062 (17%), 12169 (15%), 12018 (7%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stephentown in?
Berlin Central School District. Parts of the city are in New Lebanon Central School District and Averill Park Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Stephentown?
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 Rensselaer 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: Stephentown’s own website (stephentown.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.