Photo: Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in Wawayanda, NY: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Wawayanda goes to 10958 (39% of residents), one of 3 ZIP codes in town. Spectrum is the only wired internet provider that reaches most of Wawayanda.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Wawayanda, 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 Wawayanda.
Power comes from Orange & Rockland
Orange & Rockland (Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Wawayanda. 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.
Water comes from Wawayanda Wd#1 water system
The Wawayanda Wd#1 water system supplies Wawayanda: about 4% of residents live in its service area. About 81% 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 Middletown City as seller) and serves 864 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 5,327 systems serving 501–1,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2003–Dec 2005, was 2.8 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. It’s from 2005: EPA has no newer result for this system.
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. NY3530066.
5 home internet providers serve Wawayanda
98% of 2,687 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 13% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 97% | 1,000/35 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 49% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Alteva Of Warwick | DSL | 21% | 10/1 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 41% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 41% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Wawayanda’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Wawayanda.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Wawayanda (79%) is in Minisink Valley Central School District; parts are in Goshen Central School District (14%) and Middletown City School District (7%).
BSchool 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 Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Wawayanda spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Wawayanda residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Wawayanda | ZIP’s residents in Wawayanda |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10958 | New Hampton, NY | 39% | 82% |
| 10940 | Middletown, NY | 34% | 5% |
| 10973 | Slate Hill, NY | 27% | 100% |
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 Wawayanda
Who supplies Wawayanda’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Wawayanda Wd#1 water system (EPA ID NY3530066). 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 2.8 ppb (Jan 2003–Dec 2005), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Wawayanda?
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 Wawayanda?
Spectrum, Frontier, Alteva Of Warwick, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Wawayanda?
10958 (39%), 10940 (34%), 10973 (27%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Wawayanda in?
Minisink Valley Central School District. Parts of the city are in Goshen Central School District and Middletown City School District.
How do I register to vote in Wawayanda?
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 Orange 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.