Photo: Rolf Müller (User:Rolfmueller) · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Rhinebeck, NY: what to set up and who to call
There is no curbside pickup in Rhinebeck: residents take trash to Town of Rhinebeck Transfer Station, Compost & Brush Drop. Trains stop in Rhinebeck, at Rhinecliff.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Rhinebeck, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Rhinebeck.
Power comes from Central Hudson Gas & Elec
Central Hudson Gas & Elec (Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Rhinebeck. Its homes paid an average of 27.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $193 a month (its average across New York, for customers on its standard service). New York lets you buy power from another supplier; 9% of Central Hudson Gas & Elec’s home customers do, and Central Hudson Gas & Elec still delivers it.
Start or move service: centralhudson.com · (845) 452-2700
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Rhinebeck Village Water
Rhinebeck Village Water supplies Rhinebeck: about 62% of residents live in its service area. About 34% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 6,000 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2021–Dec 2023, was 2.1 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. That’s higher than 72% 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. NY1302776.
5 home internet providers serve Rhinebeck
97% of 3,106 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 79% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 92% | 1,000/50 |
| Frontier | Fiber, DSL | 69% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Archtop Fiber | Fiber | 58% | 2,000/2,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 50% | 300/20 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 23% | 100/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
No curbside pickup in Rhinebeck: trash goes to the transfer station
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Rhinebeck, from the town’s own site.
Town of Rhinebeck Transfer Station, Compost & Brush Drop
376 Stone Church Road, Rhinebeck, NY
- Thu1 pm–3:45 pm
- Sat8 am–1:45 pm
Cost: $25 per year for Rhinebeck residents (Jan 1 to Dec 31); $50 non-residents; daily use fee without permit $15
From rhinebeckny.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Rhinebeck (97%) is in Rhinebeck Central School District; parts are in Red Hook Central School District (2%).
A−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated May 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Rhinebeck spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Rhinebeck residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Rhinebeck | ZIP’s residents in Rhinebeck |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12572 | Rhinebeck, NY | 96% | 79% |
| 12574 | Rhinecliff, NY | 4% | 100% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
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 Rhinebeck
Who supplies Rhinebeck’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
Rhinebeck Village Water (EPA ID NY1302776). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 2.1 ppb (Jan 2021–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Rhinebeck?
Central Hudson Gas & Elec (Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 27.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Rhinebeck?
Spectrum, Frontier, Archtop Fiber, Verizon, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Rhinebeck?
12572 (96%), 12574 (4%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Rhinebeck in?
Rhinebeck Central School District. Parts of the city are in Red Hook Central School District.
How do I register to vote in Rhinebeck?
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 Dutchess 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: Rhinebeck’s own website (rhinebeckny.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.