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Woodsburgh Welcome Sign, Wodsburgh, NY August 8, 2022Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Woodsburgh handbook

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

Liberty Utilities New York - Lynbrook reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×5. 86% of systems its size reported none. Power in Woodsburgh comes from PSEG Long Island, a state utility rather than a private company.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Woodsburgh, 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 Woodsburgh.

Electricity

Power comes from PSEG Long Island

PSEG Long Island (Long Island Power Authority), a state utility, serves all of Woodsburgh. 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 Liberty Utilities New York - Lynbrook

Liberty Utilities New York - Lynbrook supplies almost all of Woodsburgh. It draws ground water and serves 220,000 people in all.

5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×5, the latest beginning Jul 2025. 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people had none.

Lead, 90th percentile5.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 5.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 7.0 ppb. That’s higher than 91% 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. NY2902835.

Internet

3 home internet providers serve Woodsburgh

100% of 224 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 18% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
OptimumCable, Fiber100%8,000/8,000
VerizonFixed wireless, Fiber82%980/880
T-MobileFixed wireless58%100/20

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

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Woodsburgh

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Woodsburgh, from the town’s own site.

Furniture, appliances and bulky itemsGarbage containers or household bulk items may be placed within 10 feet of the curb after 6pm the day before a scheduled special pickup for garbage or bulk item collection, and on the pickup day.

We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check storage.googleapis.com →

From storage.googleapis.com, woodsburgh.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-07. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Woodsburgh kids go to
PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
3–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Most of Woodsburgh (78%) is in Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District; parts are in Lawrence Union Free School District (22%).

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.

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

Woodsburgh is in ZIP code 11598

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

ZIPPost office nameShare of WoodsburghZIP’s residents in Woodsburgh
11598Woodmere, NY100%6%

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.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Woodsburgh

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

Liberty Utilities New York - Lynbrook (EPA ID NY2902835). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: a lead and copper treatment requirement (Lead and Copper Rule) ×5. 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 5.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Woodsburgh?

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 Woodsburgh?

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

What ZIP codes are in Woodsburgh?

11598. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Woodsburgh in?

Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District. Parts of the city are in Lawrence Union Free School District.

How do I register to vote in Woodsburgh?

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 Nassau 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: Woodsburgh’s own website (storage.googleapis.com, woodsburgh.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • 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.