Fishkill

Welcome to Fishkill, New York

The Town of Fishkill and the Village of Fishkill in southwestern Dutchess County, at the I-84, US-9, and NY-52 crossroads between the Hudson Highlands and Fishkill Creek

Fishkill is a place name with two separate local governments in Dutchess County, New York: the Town of Fishkill and the incorporated Village of Fishkill, which sits inside the town. They have different halls, boards, clerks, and water and sewer departments. A Fishkill mailing address does not tell you which one a parcel is in, so confirm the municipality on the tax bill or with Dutchess County parcel records before you treat a zoning note, permit question, or listing brief as final.

Town of Fishkill. Official site: fishkill-ny.gov. Town Hall is published at 807 Route 52, Fishkill, NY 12524, phone (845) 831-7800, open to the public Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The town site lists a Town Supervisor and four Town Board members, plus a Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Assessor, Building/Fire/Zoning, Water and Sewer, Housing, and Town Clerk offices. Confirm current officers, hours, and forms on the town site.

Village of Fishkill. Official site: vofishkill.gov. Village Hall is Van Wyck Hall, 1095 Main St, Fishkill, NY 12524, phone (845) 897-4430, with published hours of 8 AM to 4 PM. The village has its own Mayor and Board of Trustees, Planning Board, Zoning Board, Village Clerk, building department, and water and sewer departments. Village history materials state the village was incorporated May 1, 1899.

Keep the map names separate when you write an offer or a listing brief:

Town of Fishkill - the town government for addresses outside the village, including Glenham, Brinckerhoff, Merritt Park, the Route 9 and Route 52 corridors, the Route 9D riverside, and the Hudson Highlands edge. Historical summaries state the town was incorporated in 1788 with a much larger footprint that once included present-day Beacon, Wappinger, Wappingers Falls, East Fishkill, and part of LaGrange. Those areas split off over the 19th century.

Village of Fishkill - the incorporated village in the eastern part of the town, on US-9 and bordering Fishkill Creek, north of I-84, with NY-52 as its Main Street. Village permits, village zoning, and village water and sewer questions go to Village Hall, not Town Hall.

City of Beacon - a separate city. Historical summaries state Beacon was incorporated in 1913, and the Town of Fishkill still surrounds it on the map. Beacon has its own city government and its own page on our site: Beacon. Do not call a Beacon city address a Fishkill town address, or the reverse.

Town of East Fishkill - a different town to the east, created in 1849 from the eastern part of the old Town of Fishkill. Hopewell Junction is in East Fishkill, as is the place name Fishkill Plains. Same word, different town hall.

Named places inside the Town of Fishkill. Glenham is a hamlet with its own post office and ZIP 12527. Brinckerhoff is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) mostly in the northeastern part of the town, with a small part extending into the Town of Wappinger. Merritt Park is a CDP in the town. These are place names and census areas, not separate governments. Hughsonville is a Town of Wappinger hamlet, not a Fishkill one. Wiccopee is a hamlet name that overlaps into East Fishkill. Confirm the tax parcel and clerk for the exact street address.

ZIP codes are not town lines. Mailing ZIPs used inside the Town of Fishkill include 12524 (Fishkill), 12527 (Glenham), 12508 (Beacon), 12533 (Hopewell Junction), and 12590 (Wappingers Falls). For example, Heritage Financial Park and Stony Kill Farm on Route 9D are in the Town of Fishkill but publish Wappingers Falls mailing addresses. Name the municipality, not just the ZIP.

Census figures move over time. U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts lists a 2020 Census population of 24,226 for the Town of Fishkill. That town figure includes the village. Label the geography and year if you cite a widget, and do not invent a street-by-street figure.

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See related inventory and guides: Beacon, Wappingers Falls, Hopewell Junction, LaGrangeville, Poughkeepsie, Cold Spring, Dutchess County, Putnam County.

History you can still see on the map

Town and village history materials trace the area to the Rombout Patent. In 1683, Francis Rombout and Gulian Verplanck bought about 85,000 acres from the Wappinger, and a royal patent followed in 1685. The name comes from two Dutch words, vis (fish) and kil (stream or creek). Village materials describe the village as an 18th and 19th century crossroads where the King's Highway between Albany and New York met an overland route from New England to the Hudson.

Revolutionary War. Town history materials describe a large military encampment about one mile below the village, the Fishkill Supply Depot, which served as the main supply depot for the northern department of the Continental Army. The first copies of the New York State Constitution were printed on Samuel Loudon's press at Fishkill in 1777. Town and village materials state that the First Dutch Reformed Church on Main Street (organized 1716, building erected 1731) hosted the Provincial Convention in 1776 and served as a military prison, and that Trinity Church on Hopewell Avenue (built 1760) was used as a hospital.

Van Wyck Homestead Museum. The Fishkill Historical Society, founded in 1962, owns and operates the Van Wyck Homestead, a colonial house built in 1732 that the Continental Army used as officers' headquarters for the Supply Depot. The Society publishes the address as 504 Route 9, Fishkill, NY 12524, with the driveway reached from Snook Road near Route 9, and weekend open hours from June through October. The homestead and the adjoining Supply Depot site are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Orientation: fishkillhistoricalsociety.org.

Mills and Glenham. Town history materials describe 19th century mills along Fishkill Creek, including the Glenham Woolen Mill, which made Glenham an industrial center. Texaco bought the old mill site in 1931 for a research center. That is history, not a claim about any current parcel.

Geography, the Hudson, and the Highlands edge

The Town of Fishkill sits in southwestern Dutchess County. Historical and census summaries describe the Hudson River as the western line, with Orange County (Newburgh, New Windsor, and Cornwall) across the water. The Dutchess-Putnam county line and the Town of Philipstown form the southern edge, the Town of Wappinger lies to the north, and the Town of East Fishkill lies to the east. The City of Beacon sits inside the town's outline along the river.

Fishkill Creek runs east to west across the town and reaches the Hudson just south of Beacon. Summaries place the village along the creek. Jean Van Pelt Park on Washington Avenue has a town-published stream-side nature trail. Confirm flood zone, wetland, and setback questions parcel by parcel with the town or village and state records. A creek view in a photo is not a flood determination.

Hudson Highlands. The southern part of the town rises into the Hudson Highlands. Summaries describe elevations running from the river to about 1,600 feet at South Beacon Mountain. Beacon Mountain, locally Mount Beacon, is described as the highest peak in the Hudson Highlands, south of the City of Beacon in the Town of Fishkill, and named for Revolutionary War signal fires.

We will not publish a median sale price, days-on-market claim, school ranking, or volume ranking for Fishkill on this page. Use live listings and a dated MLS extract when you need numbers.

Getting here

Roads. Daily access for most addresses is by car. I-84 crosses the town east to west, with interchanges commonly listed as Exits 41, 44, and 46. Exit 44 is at NY-52 southwest of the village and Exit 46 is at US-9 south of the village. US-9 runs north to south through both the town and the village. NY-52 is the village Main Street and continues west toward Beacon and east toward the Taconic State Parkway in East Fishkill. NY-82 meets NY-52 at the Arrowhead intersection. NY-9D runs along the river side of the town between Beacon and the Highlands. For live road conditions, use official New York State traveler information.

Newburgh-Beacon Bridge. The Hamilton Fish Newburgh-Beacon Bridge carries I-84 and NY-52 across the Hudson between Beacon and Newburgh on twin spans. It is run by the New York State Bridge Authority, and the toll plaza is on the eastern (Beacon) shore. Confirm current tolls with the Bridge Authority.

Rail honesty (important). There is no everyday Metro-North station in the Village or the Town of Fishkill. The nearest everyday Hudson Line station is Beacon station, which is in the City of Beacon, not the Town of Fishkill. The station opened as "Fishkill Landing," a riverfront name that became part of Beacon in 1913. MTA describes Beacon station as accessible, with an elevator and ramp at the Railroad Drive entrance, ticket machines, and no ticket office. MTA lists connections there to the Leprechaun Lines shuttle to Newburgh and Stewart International Airport, the Newburgh-Beacon Ferry, and Dutchess County Public Transit. Orientation: mta.info/stations/beacon.

Breakneck Ridge station. The Town of Fishkill does contain the Breakneck Ridge stop, a weekend and holiday hiker platform on the Hudson Line by Route 9D. MTA and NYS Parks announced that the station, the Breakneck Ridge trailhead, and nearby trails would close on April 21, 2025, for about two years while the Hudson Highlands Fjord Trail's Breakneck Connector and Bridge is built. The project's closure page says they are closed until further notice and that parking on Route 9D north of the tunnel is prohibited. It is not a commuter station. Check breakneck.info and MTA before you plan around it.

No invented commute minutes. TrainTime, MTA timetables, and the morning you actually travel are the source of truth. We will not invent a door-to-Grand-Central number from a Fishkill address, and we will not invent a drive time to Beacon station, the bridge, or Stewart.

Local transit. Dutchess County Public Transit serves Fishkill, and the town site lists a Dial A Ride page. Confirm current routes and schedules before you rely on them for a showing day.

Parks, trails, and named destinations

Town parks (official list). The Town Parks page lists:

- Maurer Geering Park on Geering Way at Route 52 and westbound I-84, with tennis courts, lit basketball courts, a ballfield, a playground, and a covered pavilion.

- Shepheard Memorial Park on Route 82, with ballfields and a pavilion.

- Doug Phillips Park on Route 52 just east of the Route 82 interchange, with a natural trail, softball fields, tennis, basketball, and a playground. The Friendly Paws dog park is here, with a town permit, and is closed Thursdays.

- Jean Van Pelt Park on Washington Avenue, for passive recreation, a stream-side nature trail, and creek fishing.

- Dutchess Lake Park on West View Drive, with a tot-lot and a small pond.

- Camp Foster on Old Castle Point Road off Route 9D, with a small pond and a pavilion.

The Town Recreation Center is at 793 Route 52 (fishkillrecreation.com). Confirm rental rules and permits with the town. Orientation: fishkill-ny.gov - Parks.

Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve. NYS Parks describes a mostly undeveloped preserve of more than 8,000 acres with over 70 miles of trail, in separate parcels from Annsville Creek in Peekskill north to Dennings Point in Beacon. It is open sunrise to sunset. The Dutchess section includes Sugarloaf Mountain, the south summit of Beacon Mountain, Pollepel Island, and the Fishkill Ridge Conservation Area, which Scenic Hudson owns and the state manages. NYS Parks notes extra Mount Beacon parking on Beacon streets, asks hikers to use official park maps, and says Bannerman Castle on Pollepel Island is reached only by guided tour through the Bannerman Castle Trust. Orientation: parks.ny.gov - Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve.

Breakneck Ridge. Breakneck Ridge sits on the Dutchess-Putnam line above Route 9D, inside the state park. Its trailhead is part of the closure described above. A Highlands view is a view, not a trail-access claim on a listing.

Stony Kill Farm. Stony Kill Farm on Route 9D is a state-owned environmental education farm in the Town of Fishkill. The Stony Kill Foundation runs programs there and publishes a mailing address of 79 Farmstead Lane, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590. It lists the farm as open sunrise to sunset with trails, gardens, ponds, and seasonal events. Orientation: stonykill.org.

Heritage Financial Park. The Hudson Valley Renegades minor league ballpark is on Route 9D in the Town of Fishkill, with a published mailing address of 1500 NY-9D, Wappingers Falls. Confirm schedules and event parking with the team.

Mount Gulian Historic Site. The town's historic-sites list includes Mount Gulian, General von Steuben's Revolutionary War headquarters, with a published mailing address of 145 Sterling Street, Beacon, NY 12508.

Library and civic stops

Blodgett Memorial Library is at 37 Broad Street, Fishkill, NY 12524, phone 845-896-9215, and is part of the Mid-Hudson Library System. Village materials note a Local History Room there. Confirm current hours before you schedule around them. Orientation: blodgettmemoriallibrary.org.

When we show homes in Fishkill, these are stops we actually use: Town Hall on Route 52, Village Hall on Main St, the library on Broad Street, the Van Wyck Homestead on Route 9, Beacon station in the City of Beacon, and town parks such as Doug Phillips and Maurer Geering. Hours change. Check them the morning of a showing.

For broader shopping and services, many clients already compare the Route 9 corridor with Beacon, Wappingers Falls, Poughkeepsie, and Newburgh across the bridge. Name the errand hub you mean, and confirm which municipality you are in.

Housing pattern (no invented medians)

Inventory around Fishkill can range from village-center houses on Main Street and side-street blocks, to town subdivisions built on former farmland, condominium and townhouse communities, Route 9D and riverside-area addresses, and larger lots toward the Highlands edge and the Glenham and Brinckerhoff areas. Historical summaries note that after an 1876 fire, many wooden buildings in the village were replaced with brick ones. Those are housing types only.

Water, sewer, well, and septic. The Town of Fishkill bills water and sewer by district, and the town asks for final read requests at least 3 days before a scheduled closing. The village runs its own water and sewer departments. Some parcels may use private well and septic. Confirm the utility setup for the exact parcel with the town or village before you treat a listing note as final.

Zoning and planning. The town posts its Comprehensive Plan (adopted May 3, 2023) and a zoning map on its site. The village posts local laws, public hearing notices, and Planning Board and ZBA agendas, including a 2026 local law posted under the title "Temporary Moratorium in VCBD." Read the current text and ask the right board before you plan a use change, an accessory unit, or a commercial conversion.

HOAs and condos. Association documents, fees, and rental rules matter on condo and townhouse addresses. Ask for the current documents.

School district assignment varies by address. The Wappingers Central School District and the Beacon City School District each serve parts of the Town of Fishkill. Confirm the serving district and boundaries for a specific parcel directly with the district. This page does not rank schools or describe who lives here.

When we describe a Fishkill listing, we say whether it is in the Village of Fishkill or the Town of Fishkill, near Glenham, Brinckerhoff, or Merritt Park, on the Route 9, Route 52, or Route 9D corridor, or near the Highlands edge. Those are map facts. They are not claims about who lives where.

Buying and selling notes

Buyers. Start with the municipality. Village or town decides which hall, which zoning code, which water and sewer billing, and which tax line items apply. Then confirm the school district with the district, flood and wetland status on creek-side parcels, utility type, and any HOA documents. If rail is part of the plan, set expectations correctly: Beacon station is in the City of Beacon, and Breakneck Ridge is a closed weekend hiker stop, not a commuter option.

Sellers. Accurate place language helps. A listing that says "Village of Fishkill" or "Town of Fishkill" plainly, names the right hamlet, and does not call a Beacon or East Fishkill address "Fishkill" avoids confusion later in the deal. Request the water final read early; the town asks for at least 3 days before closing. Gather permits and certificates of occupancy from the right hall before you list.

Some buyers use Fishkill as a full-time home. Others pair it with a Hudson Line commute from Beacon or a Highlands weekend plan. There is no official primary-versus-second-home percentage for Fishkill on this page, and we will not invent one. Our second homes guide covers that planning conversation more broadly.

Compare nearby

None of these "wins." They answer different search patterns.

Beacon - a separate city on the Hudson, surrounded by the Town of Fishkill, with the Hudson Line Beacon station and Mount Beacon trail access from city streets.

Wappingers Falls - the village to the north on US-9. Its 12590 mailing ZIP also shows up on some Town of Fishkill addresses, so confirm the municipality.

Hopewell Junction - a hamlet in the Town of East Fishkill to the east, often compared when buyers want a different town hall and lot pattern along NY-52 and NY-82.

LaGrangeville - a hamlet in the Town of LaGrange farther northeast, useful when buyers widen the search beyond the I-84 crossroads.

Poughkeepsie - the county seat area to the north on US-9, with its own Hudson Line station and city and town governments.

Cold Spring - a Putnam County village across the Highlands to the south, on the other side of the Breakneck Ridge and Fjord Trail conversation, with its own Hudson Line station.

Dutchess County and Putnam County - county guides when the search is broader than one town.

Glenham, Brinckerhoff, Merritt Park - not separate town pages. They are named places in the Town of Fishkill. Say the place name and the Town of Fishkill plainly.

FAQ

Are the Town of Fishkill and the Village of Fishkill the same thing?

No. The village (incorporated 1899) is inside the town but has its own Village Hall at 1095 Main St, its own boards, and its own water and sewer departments. Town Hall is at 807 Route 52. Confirm which one a parcel is in before you file anything.

Is Beacon part of Fishkill?

No. Beacon is a separate city, incorporated in 1913. The Town of Fishkill surrounds it on the map, and some town addresses use the Beacon 12508 ZIP, but the city has its own government.

Is there a Metro-North station in Fishkill?

Not a full-time one. The nearest everyday Hudson Line station is Beacon, in the City of Beacon. The Breakneck Ridge weekend hiker stop is in the Town of Fishkill but has been closed since April 21, 2025, for Fjord Trail construction. Confirm schedules and status with MTA. We will not invent a commute time.

Is Hopewell Junction in Fishkill?

No. Hopewell Junction is a hamlet in the Town of East Fishkill, which was created from the old Town of Fishkill in 1849. See our Hopewell Junction page.

Which school district serves a Fishkill address?

It depends on the parcel. The Wappingers Central School District and the Beacon City School District each serve parts of the Town of Fishkill. Confirm boundaries directly with the district.

Can The Garay Team help in Fishkill?

Yes, for New York licensed brokerage in Dutchess County. Contact [email protected], use our contact page, or start with selling with The Garay Team when you need a listing plan.