Living in Ulster, NY: what to set up and who to call
The dump is the town’s own: Town of Ulster Transfer Station, 1001 Miron Lane, open Tue, Sat 7:15 am–2:45 pm by OpenStreetMap’s listing. Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue Campus, 3.4 miles away, is the nearest emergency room.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Ulster, 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 Ulster.
Power comes from Central Hudson Gas & Elec
Central Hudson Gas & Elec (Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Ulster. 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 Ulster Water District
Ulster Water District supplies Ulster: about 47% of residents live in its service area. About 45% 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 Kingston (City) Water District as seller) and serves 5,500 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2022–Dec 2024, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 72% 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. NY5503390.
4 home internet providers serve Ulster
98% of 4,820 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 62% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 96% | 1,000/50 |
| Archtop Fiber | Fiber | 59% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 46% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Town of Ulster Transfer Station is open Tuesday and Saturday
Where to take trash and recycling in Ulster, and where the rules are.
Town of Ulster Transfer Station
1001 Miron Lane, Kingston, NY, 12401
- Tue7:15 am–2:45 pm
- Sat7:15 am–2:45 pm
Hours from OpenStreetMap, last updated Jul 2026. They can change with the season, so check townofulster.ny.gov before you go.
Drop-off hours: OpenStreetMap. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Ulster (90%) is in Kingston City School District; parts are in Saugerties Central School District (10%).
C−School 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.
Ulster spans 5 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Ulster residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Ulster | ZIP’s residents in Ulster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12401 | Kingston, NY | 58% | 21% |
| 12449 | Lake Katrine, NY | 27% | 100% |
| 12477 | Saugerties, NY | 9% | 6% |
| 12443 | Hurley, NY | 4% | 13% |
| 12475 | Ruby, NY | 2% | 83% |
A few homes fall in 12411.
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 Ulster
When is the Town of Ulster Transfer Station open?
Tue, Sat 7:15 am–2:45 pm, according to OpenStreetMap (as of Oct 9, 2026). Check townofulster.ny.gov before you go: the town sets the hours and who may use it.
Who supplies Ulster’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Ulster Water District (EPA ID NY5503390). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan 2022–Dec 2024), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Ulster?
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 Ulster?
Spectrum, Archtop Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Ulster?
12401 (58%), 12449 (27%), 12477 (9%), 12443 (4%), 12475 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Ulster in?
Kingston City School District. Parts of the city are in Saugerties Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Ulster?
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.