Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Stone Ridge, NY: what to set up and who to call
Stone Ridge has no town government of its own, so Ulster County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Rondout Valley Central School District. High Ridge Water Company has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 5.2 ppb, was higher than 90% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in Stone Ridge, 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 Stone Ridge.
Power comes from Central Hudson Gas & Elec
Central Hudson Gas & Elec (Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Stone Ridge. 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.
Water comes from High Ridge Water Company
High Ridge Water Company supplies Stone Ridge: about 2% of residents live in its service area. About 98% 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 65 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 11,392 systems serving <=100 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 5.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 90% 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. NY5521677.
2 home internet providers serve Stone Ridge
98% of 656 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 1% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/50 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 17% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Stone Ridge’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Stone Ridge.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Stone Ridge is in Rondout Valley 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.
No town hall: the county runs things
Stone Ridge is unincorporated, so Ulster County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Stone Ridge spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Stone Ridge residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Stone Ridge | ZIP’s residents in Stone Ridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12484 | Stone Ridge, NY | 91% | 40% |
| 12440 | High Falls, NY | 9% | 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 Stone Ridge
Who supplies Stone Ridge’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
High Ridge Water Company (EPA ID NY5521677). 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 5.2 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Stone Ridge?
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 Stone Ridge?
Spectrum, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Stone Ridge?
12484 (91%), 12440 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Stone Ridge in?
Rondout Valley Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Stone Ridge?
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 Ulster 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.