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Dutchess County, NY

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 34 ZIP codes inside Dutchess County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
34
in this county
Total population
298,167
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
32
distinct city/town names
Avg density
298
people / sq mi
Avg median income
—
household, ACS
Avg home value
—
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Dutchess County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
12601 Poughkeepsie 42,737 903 $64,769
12603 Poughkeepsie 41,610 504 $104,185
12590 Wappingers Falls 36,849 409 $98,252
12533 Hopewell Junction 26,101 206 $134,950
12508 Beacon 19,697 527 $88,510
12524 Fishkill 15,633 360 $95,713
12538 Hyde Park 14,311 217 $86,641
12569 Pleasant Valley 10,174 118 $113,902
12571 Red Hook 9,167 61 $115,200
12540 Lagrangeville 9,107 100 $107,436
12572 Rhinebeck 8,762 66 $96,377
12564 Pawling 7,945 74 $111,683
12570 Poughquag 6,792 132 $127,396
12582 Stormville 6,205 169 $131,867
12522 Dover Plains 4,834 50 $82,636
12580 Staatsburg 4,389 76 $116,207
12545 Millbrook 4,321 29 $77,991
12594 Wingdale 3,930 66 $130,206
12514 Clinton Corners 3,213 46 $115,147
12546 Millerton 2,766 24 $88,603
12567 Pine Plains 2,411 20 $95,982
12531 Holmes 2,295 51 $126,319
12578 Salt Point 2,152 58 $97,367
12581 Stanfordville 2,048 20 $93,274
12501 Amenia 2,007 24 $78,716
12604 Poughkeepsie 1,993 4,104 —
12583 Tivoli 1,837 61 $69,063
12592 Wassaic 1,507 39 $72,188
12504 Annandale On Hudson 1,299 674 —
12585 Verbank 1,000 83 $112,885
12574 Rhinecliff 525 396 —
12507 Barrytown 299 78 $113,793
12512 Chelsea 239 347 $96,151
12527 Glenham 12 27 —

About Dutchess County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Dutchess County in New York contains roughly 34 ZIP codes spread across 32 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 298,167. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider New York index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 298, which classifies the county overall as a small town environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near —, with average owner-occupied home values around —; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Dutchess County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Dutchess County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.