Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:21 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:19 am – 4:28 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 18°F42 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September58 in of snow a year, on about 28 days19 days above 90°F, 135 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Poughkeepsie Dutchess Co Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Stormville
Parks and public landsReese Parkpark · under a mileDutchess County Bowdoin Park Landpark · under a mile · 307 acresHudson Highlandsstate park · 4.3 miShlt / Rodman Assemblagestate park · 4.3 mi · 633 acresVerplank Landing - Mount Gulianstate park · 4.8 miMt. Beacon Gateway Parkstate park · 6.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Oct 198542 mi away, near Greenville, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 28 Oct 199140 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateDutchess County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 364 days measured19 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 140main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Dutchess County monitors, NY
Drinking waterPoughkeepsie Townwide WDserves 43,000 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation158 ft48 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCastle Point VA Medical Center3.0 miPost officeHughsonville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWappingers Falls Village Hall1.2 miPoliceNew York State Police Troop K Zone 2 Wappinger Stationunder a mileFire stationHughsonville Fire Companyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 otherSchoolRandolph Schoolunder a mileMiddleWappingers Junior High School1.1 miElementaryJames S Evans Elementary School1.3 miCollegeDutchess Community College at Fishkill4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF10 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA56 miInterstateI-843.7 miUS highwayUS 91.5 miAmtrakPoughkeepsie, NY POU8.6 miRailNew HamburgMetro-North Railroadunder a mileCoachFishkill, NY (Cracker Barrel parking lot at 4 Merritt Blvd, Fishkill, NY)OurBus4.3 miTransit5 stops within a mileDutchess County Public Transit, Metro-North RailroadSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12537 ZIP area.
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