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The Stony Creek handbook

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

Most mail in Stony Creek goes to 12878 (92% of residents), one of 2 ZIP codes in town. The nearest emergency room is Glens Falls Hospital, 20.6 miles away.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Stony Creek, 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 Stony Creek.

Electricity

Power comes from National Grid

National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Stony Creek. Its homes paid an average of 19.9¢ per kWh in 2025, about $130 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 6% of National Grid’s home customers do, and National Grid still delivers it.

Start or move service: www1.nationalgridus.com · (315) 474-1511

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Internet

2 home internet providers serve Stony Creek

87% of 538 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 87% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
FrontierFiber, DSL77%5,000/5,000
SLICFiberFiber71%1,000/1,000

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Stony Creek’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Stony Creek.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Stony Creek or within 5 miles (as of Oct 9, 2026); map coverage varies by town.
Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Stony Creek kids go to
PK–6Stuart M Townsend Elementary Schoolin Lake Luzerne
7–12Hadley-Luzerne Junior-Senior High Schoolin Lake Luzerne

Most of Stony Creek (93%) is in Hadley-Luzerne Central School District; parts are in Warrensburg Central School District (7%).

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

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

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

ZIP codes & area codes

Stony Creek spans 2 ZIP codes

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Stony CreekZIP’s residents in Stony Creek
12878Stony Creek, NY92%99%
12835Hadley, NY8%2%
Area code518Wikidata

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 Stony Creek

Who provides electricity in Stony Creek?

National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 19.9¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Stony Creek?

Frontier, SLICFiber (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Stony Creek?

12878 (92%), 12835 (8%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Stony Creek in?

Hadley-Luzerne Central School District. Parts of the city are in Warrensburg Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Stony Creek?

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 Warren 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.

  • 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.