Rhinebeck, New York, United States

🇺🇸 Rhinebeck is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is part of the Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area.

The town of Rhinebeck is in the north-western 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 Rutland, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo, Albany, and New York City.

Rhinebeck is home of the Dutchess County Fair.

Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 39.7 square miles (102.9 km²), of which 35.7 square miles (92.4 km²) is land and 4.1 square miles (10.5 km²), or 10.23%, is water.

The western town line, marked by the Hudson River, is the border of Ulster County. Neighboring Dutchess County towns are Red Hook to the north, Milan and Clinton to the east, and Hyde Park to the south.

Communities • Eighmyville—a location north-east of Rhinebeck village. • Ellerslie—a location in the south-western part of the town near the Hudson River. • Rhinebeck, the eponymous village. • Rhinecliff—a hamlet on the east bank of the Hudson River. • Weys Corners—a location in the north-eastern part of the town. • Württemberg—a hamlet in the south-eastern part of the town.