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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-18-054905
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181023

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001751783
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS, NOT FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6036]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2 JEFFERSON PLAZA
		CITY:			POUGHKEEPSIE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			12601
		BUSINESS PHONE:		845-454-8555

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2 JEFFERSON PLAZA
		CITY:			POUGHKEEPSIE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			12601
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt"><B>LUSE GORMAN,
PC</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt"><B>Attorneys
at Law</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>5335
Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 780</B></FONT></P>

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D.C. 20015</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>Telephone
(202) 274-2000</B></FONT></P>

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(202) 362-2902</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt"><B><I>www.luselaw.com</I></B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(202) 274-2013</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">sbrown@luselaw.com</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">October 23, 2018</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B><U>Via EDGAR</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">David Gessert</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">Special Counsel</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">Office of Financial Services</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">United States Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">100 F Street, NE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt">Washington, DC 20549</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><B>Re:</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc.</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-left: 0.75in"><B>Registration
Statement on Form S-1</B><BR>
<B>Filed September 10, 2018</B><BR>
<B>File No. 333-227266</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dear Mr. Gessert:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in">On behalf of Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. (the
 &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), filed herewith is Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1, including exhibits
(the &ldquo;Amended Registration Statement&rdquo;), which has been marked pursuant to SEC Rule 472 in response to the Staff&rsquo;s
comment letter dated October 3, 2018. To aid your review, the Staff&rsquo;s comments are reproduced below, followed by the Company&rsquo;s
responses. The Amended Registration Statement also includes a &ldquo;Recent Developments&rdquo; section containing unaudited financial
information as of and for period ended September 30, 2018, beginning on page 30 of the prospectus.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>General</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"> <B>1.</B> <B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please supplementally provide us with copies of all written communications, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, that you, or anyone authorized to do so on your behalf, present to potential investors in reliance on Section 5(d) of the Securities Act, whether or not they retain copies of the communications.</B></P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Neither the Company nor any person authorized
to act on its behalf has provided or intends to provide potential investors with any written communications contemplated by Section
5(d) of the Securities Act.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">David Gessert</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">October 23, 2018</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B><U>How We Determined the Offering Range and the $10.00 per
Share Offering Price, page 5</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It appears the valuation of peer group companies in the first table on page 6 is shown on a fully-converted basis. If so, please
revise to clarify in the table and in the disclosure preceding the table that only the selected pricing ratios for Rhinebeck Bancorp
are presented on a non-fully converted basis. Also, please discuss the impact of full or partial conversion on the comparability
of the peer group information to the information about the company. If you have made adjustments to the earnings or book values
of the peer group companies for purposes of this comparison, please clarify.</B></P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in">Additional disclosure has been added on
page 6 of the prospectus.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations Delinquent Loans, page 66</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"> <B>3.</B> <B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please disclose delinquent information for the indirect automobile lending program given its significance and your future plans to grow this lending.</B></P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The delinquency table on page 72 of the
prospectus has been revised to provide information for the indirect automobile lending program.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>Allowance for Loan Losses, page 69</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"> <B>4.</B> <B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please disclose indirect automobile loan charge-offs and recoveries for the periods presented.</B></P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The table on page 75 of the prospectus has
been revised to provide information for the indirect automobile lending program.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 0.5in">If you have any questions, please contact
the undersigned.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">Very truly yours,</TD></TR>
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    <TD>/s/ Scott A. Brown</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Scott A. Brown</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Enclosure</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left">cc:</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Pam Long, Securities and Exchange Commission</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-left: 0.5in">Marc
Thomas, Securities and Exchange Commission<BR>
Gus Rodriguez, Securities and Exchange Commission<BR>
Michael J. Quinn, Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc.<BR>
Eric Luse, Luse Gorman, PC<BR>
Elizabeth A. Cook, Luse Gorman, PC</P>

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