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The Suffern handbook

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

Every home in Suffern is in ZIP code 10901. Suffern has its own train station.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Suffern, 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 Suffern.

Electricity

Power comes from Orange & Rockland

Orange & Rockland (Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Suffern. 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.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from Suffern Village water system

The Suffern Village water system supplies almost all of Suffern. It draws ground water (EPA lists Veolia Water New York as seller) and serves 12,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 83% of the 3,525 systems serving 10,001–50,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile2.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 65% 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. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. NY4303675.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Suffern

99% of 2,047 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 97% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
VerizonFiber, Fixed wireless95%980/880
OptimumCable, Fiber95%8,000/8,000
T-MobileFixed wireless85%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

We don’t have Suffern’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Suffern.

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Suffern kids go to
PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Suffern Middle SchoolSuffern Central School District
9–12Suffern Senior High SchoolSuffern Central School District

Suffern is in Suffern Central School District.

B+School gradeSee 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 Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Suffern is in ZIP code 10901

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of SuffernZIP’s residents in Suffern
10901Suffern, NY100%46%

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.

Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Suffern

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

The Suffern Village water system (EPA ID NY4303675). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 83% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.0 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Suffern?

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 Suffern?

Verizon, Optimum, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Suffern?

10901. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Suffern in?

Suffern Central School District.

How do I register to vote in Suffern?

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 Rockland 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.