Photo: Joe Mabel (on Flickr as Joe Mabel from Seattle, US) · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in West Point, NY: what to set up and who to call
West Point has no town government of its own, so Orange County runs its elections and most services, and its children attend Highland Falls Central School District. U.s.m.a. - Lusk System has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 10.0 ppb, was higher than 98% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15).
I’m new in town
What to set up in West Point, 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 West Point.
Power comes from Orange & Rockland
Orange & Rockland (Orange & Rockland Utilities, Inc.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of West Point. 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 U.s.m.a. - Lusk System
U.s.m.a. - Lusk System supplies West Point: about 65% of residents live in its service area. U.s.m.a. - Stoney Lonesome Sys serves another 34%. About 4% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 8,000 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 2024–Dec 2026, was 10.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 98% 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. NY3511887.
3 home internet providers serve West Point
100% of 11 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 0% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable | 100% | 1,000/35 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 36% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 18% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have West Point’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in West Point.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
West Point is in Highland Falls 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
West Point is unincorporated, so Orange County is the local government.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jun 2023; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
West Point is in ZIP code 10996
ZIP codes where West Point residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of West Point | ZIP’s residents in West Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10996 | West Point, NY | 99% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 10928. 10997 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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 West Point
Who supplies West Point’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
U.s.m.a. - Lusk System (EPA ID NY3511887). 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 10.0 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in West Point?
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 West Point?
Spectrum, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in West Point?
10996. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is West Point in?
Highland Falls Central School District.
How do I register to vote in West Point?
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.