Greenport, Columbia County, New York

Greenport, New York
Location of Greenport, New York
Coordinates: 42°13′50″N 73°47′42″W / 42.23056°N 73.79500°W / 42.23056; -73.79500
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyColumbia
Established1837
Government
  TypeTown Council
  Town SupervisorKathleen Eldridge (D)
  Town Council
Members' List
Area
  Total
20.5 sq mi (53.1 km2)
  Land18.6 sq mi (48.2 km2)
  Water1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2)
Elevation
95 ft (29 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
4,473
  Density220/sq mi (84/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12534
Area code518
FIPS code36-30565
GNIS feature ID0979021
Websitewww.townofgreenport.com
Greenport is also a village in Suffolk County, New York.

Greenport is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 4,473 at the 2020 census, up from 4,165 in the 2010. The town is on the western border of the county and surrounds the city of Hudson on three sides. It is the third largest municipality in southern Columbia County, after Claverack and Hudson.

Olana State Historic Site is located in the southern part of the town. It was the former home of Hudson artist Frederic Edwin Church and is decorated in a Persian style.