Living in Wappingers Falls
A mill village built around a waterfall, with its downtown on the National Register since 1984.
Wappingers Falls is a village, incorporated in 1871, that sits in both the Town of Poughkeepsie and the Town of Wappinger and takes its name from the falls on Wappinger Creek. An 1884 stone arch bridge joins its two halves, and its walkable Main Street runs past bars, restaurants, shops and a five-acre park along the creek.
Living here
Neighborhoods and housing
Channingville sits north of the creek and the former Franklindale on the east side. The hillside streets are lined with frame houses, many of them duplexes the mill built for its workers.
Around the village, the Town of Wappinger takes in Hughsonville, Chelsea on the Hudson, Myers Corner, New Hackensack, Swartwoutville and the riverside estates of the Wheeler Hill Historic District.
On and near Main Street: Norma's, County Fare, Cafe Con Leche, Patsy's, Lopburi Thai, Casa Ortega and di'Vine Wine Bar, which overlooks the falls. In the Town of Wappinger, Obercreek Brewing Company and Mexicali Blue.
Mesier Park has been a public park since about 1891, with a bandstand and tree-lined paths. Carnwath Farms Historic Site and Park sits in the Wheeler Hill district, the Dutchess Rail Trail has a trailhead at Diddell Road, and Bowdoin Park covers 301 acres above the Hudson.
New Hamburg station on Metro-North's Hudson Line serves Wappingers Falls. On the October 2026 timetable, weekday morning trains reach Grand Central in 80 to 100 minutes. The Village of Fishkill is 5 miles south on US 9.
The village and most of the Town of Wappinger are in the Wappingers Central School District. Parts of the town are served by Arlington and Beacon.
District lines follow addresses, not town names. Check a specific address with the district before relying on it.
Which train station serves Wappingers Falls?
New Hamburg, on Metro-North's Hudson Line. Weekday morning trains reach Grand Central in 80 to 100 minutes on the October 2026 timetable.
Is Wappingers Falls a village or a town?
A village. It lies partly in the Town of Wappinger and partly in the Town of Poughkeepsie.
Does Michael Dunstan sell homes in Wappingers Falls?
Yes. Wappingers Falls is one of the Dutchess County areas he works in, from RE/MAX Town & Country in Hopewell Junction. Call (914) 489-9325 or send a question with the form below.
dutchessny.gov/Departments/Parks/Directions-and-Parking-WRS-DRT.htm
tax.ny.gov/pit/property/star/max-savings/school-district/sd13.htm
Photo: Wappinger Creek falls and the old penstock bridge in the village, Jag9889, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
