North Greenbush, New York

North Greenbush
Town
Town of North Greenbush
Etymology: From being the northern half of the old town of Greenbush; Greenbush from the Dutch Greenen Bosch, meaning "pinewood" for the pine forests of the area
Location in Rensselaer County and the state of New York.
Location of New York in the United States
Coordinates: 42°40′30″N 73°39′29″W / 42.67500°N 73.65806°W / 42.67500; -73.65806
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Rensselaer
Incorporation as town	1855
Area [1]
• Total	18.91 sq mi (48.97 km2)
• Land	18.55 sq mi (48.03 km2)
• Water	0.36 sq mi (0.94 km2)
Elevation	531 ft (162 m)
Lowest elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	13,929
• Density	737/sq mi (284/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	12144, 12180, 12198
Area codes	518, 838
FIPS code	36-083-52100
FIPS code	36-52100[2]
GNIS feature ID	0979287[3]
Wikimedia Commons	North Greenbush, New York
Website	www.townofng.com

North Greenbush is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. North Greenbush is located in the western part of the county. The population was 13,292 at the 2020 census.

The town has three main hamlets, Wynantskill in the northeastern corner, Defreestville in the southern portion of the town, and Snyder's Lake which occupies the majority of the town's eastern end. Each have strong identities and hinder efforts by the town to have a centralized identity.^[4] Also hindering a unified town image is that North Greenbush consists of parts of four different school districts, only one of which (a one-room schoolhouse) carries the town's name; two fire departments (Wynantskill and Defreestville); and three ZIP Codes (City of Troy, City of Rensselaer, and Wynantskill).^[4] North Greenbush is home to the southern part of the Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) campus, including the Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, home to the Tri-City ValleyCats minor league baseball team; the RPI Tech Park; the La Salle Institute; the New York State National Guard Armory, headquarters for the Rainbow Division; and various Rensselaer County government institutions.^[4]