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The Westhampton Beach handbook

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

Power in Westhampton Beach comes from PSEG Long Island, a state utility rather than a private company. Trains stop in Westhampton Beach, at Westhampton.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Westhampton Beach, 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 Westhampton Beach.

Electricity

Power comes from PSEG Long Island

PSEG Long Island (Long Island Power Authority), a state utility, serves all of Westhampton Beach. Its homes paid an average of 26.2¢ per kWh in 2025, about $195 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 0% of PSEG Long Island’s home customers do, and PSEG Long Island still delivers it.

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 Suffolk County Water Authority

Suffolk County Water Authority supplies almost all of Westhampton Beach. It draws ground water and serves 1,100,000 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 82% of the 27 systems serving more than 1,000,000 people.

Lead, 90th percentile1.2 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2025–Dec 2027, was 1.2 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.3 ppb. That’s lower than 60% 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. NY5110526.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Westhampton Beach

92% of 1,757 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 89% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
OptimumCable, Fiber92%8,000/8,000
VerizonFixed wireless57%25/6
T-MobileFixed wireless48%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 Westhampton Beach’s trash rules yet

Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Westhampton Beach.

Trash, recycling and bulk pickupNot on fileOpenStreetMap lists no public drop-off in Westhampton Beach 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.

Westhampton Beach kids go to
K–5Westhampton Beach Elementary SchoolWesthampton Beach Union Free School District
6–8Westhampton Middle SchoolWesthampton Beach Union Free School District
9–12Westhampton Beach Senior High SchoolWesthampton Beach Union Free School District

Most of Westhampton Beach (96%) is in Westhampton Beach Union Free School District; parts are in Quogue Union Free School District (3%).

ASchool 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 Sep 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

ZIP codes & area codes

Westhampton Beach is in ZIP code 11978

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of Westhampton BeachZIP’s residents in Westhampton Beach
11978Westhampton Beach, NY100%53%

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 Westhampton Beach

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

Suffolk County Water Authority (EPA ID NY5110526). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 82% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.2 ppb (Jan 2025–Dec 2027), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Westhampton Beach?

PSEG Long Island (Long Island Power Authority), a state utility. Its homes paid about 26.2¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).

What internet providers serve Westhampton Beach?

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

What ZIP codes are in Westhampton Beach?

11978. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Westhampton Beach in?

Westhampton Beach Union Free School District. Parts of the city are in Quogue Union Free School District.

How do I register to vote in Westhampton Beach?

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 Suffolk 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.