Verbank is a hamlet in the town of Union Vale in Dutchess County, New York, United States. Verbank is served by a post office with the ZIP code of 12585; the ZCTA for ZIP Code 12585 had a population of 956 at the 2000 census.
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Verbank is home to Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake, which was established in 1976 as a camp for children grades 2–8,[2] focused on the Jewish heritage. The Verbank Hunting And Fishing Club, on Verbank Club Road, was created in 1928. The Verbank United Methodist Church is located at the junction of County Route 9 and New York State Route 82. The Dutchess and Columbia Railroad was chartered in 1866 to build a line from Fishkill on the Hudson River northeast and north to the New York and Harlem Railroad at Craryville. On the railroad, a railroad station, the church, a post office, and two stores existed in the area that was known as Verbank Station. In its early years, Verbank was home to two gristmills and a paper mill.
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Geography
Verbank is located at 41°43′41″N 73°42′55″W, within the Dutchess County town of Union Vale, and is situated at about 591 ft (180 m) in elevation. Verbank Village, a related community, is located at 41°43′36″N 73°43′44″W, and sits at about 515 ft (157 m) above sea level. New York State Route 82 travels through the town; the road was first designated in 1930. Sprout Creek, a tributary of the Fishkill Creek, also crosses the town in a roughly north–south orientation. There are numerous smaller water bodies, including Willow Brook which feeds into Sprout Creek. Clove Mountain, at 1,398 ft (426 m) in elevation is located within the town.
New York as a whole has a humid continental climate. The highest known temperate in Verbank was 99°F, which occurred in 1948. The lowest temperature was –29°F, recorded in 1994. Average monthly precipitation ranges from 2.62 in (67 mm) in February, to 4.37 in (0.111 m) in July. The coldest month is typically January, with an average high of 34°F and a low of 12°F. By contrast the warmest month on average is July, with high temperatures typically reaching 81°F, and lows falling to around 56°F
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