Rhinebeck (town), New York

Rhinebeck, New York
Town
Rhinebeck Town Hall
Seal
Location of Rhinebeck, New York
Coordinates: 41°55′39″N 73°54′32″W / 41.92750°N 73.90889°W / 41.92750; -73.90889
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Dutchess
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Town Supervisor	Elizabeth Spinzia (D)
• Town Council	Members' List • Allan Scherr (D) • Josh Pulver (D) • Ed Roberts (D) • Chauncey Walker (D)
Area [1]
• Total	39.8 sq mi (103.1 km2)
• Land	35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2)
• Water	4.1 sq mi (10.6 km2)
Elevation	200 ft (61 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	7,596
• Density	213/sq mi (82.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	12572
Area code	845
FIPS code	36-61357
GNIS feature ID	0962436
Website	www.rhinebeckny.gov

Rhinebeck is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 7,596 at the 2020 census.^[2] It is part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area.

The town of Rhinebeck is in the northwestern part of Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley. "Rhinebeck" also refers to the village of Rhinebeck, located within the town. Rhinebeck residents living within the village are citizens of the town as well, but town residents living outside of the village line are not citizens of the village.

U.S. Route 9 passes through the town. It also includes the hamlet of Rhinecliff, which has an Amtrak station with service to Burlington, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo, Albany, and New York City.

Rhinebeck is home of the Dutchess County Fair.