Local servicesHospitalVassar Brothers Medical Center3.9 miPost officeArlington Post Office2.2 miTown hallPoughkeepsie Town Hall1.8 miPoliceTown of Poughkeepsie Police Department2.4 miFire stationLa Grange Fire Company 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 4 otherSchoolAbilities First Schoolunder a mileSchoolHawk Meadow Montessori Schoolunder a mileMiddleTitusville Intermediate Schoolunder a mileCollegeVassar College1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF17 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA62 miInterstateI-8410 miUS highwayUS 441.8 miAmtrakPoughkeepsie, NY POU4.3 miRailPoughkeepsieMetro-North Railroad4.3 miCoachFishkill, NY (Cracker Barrel parking lot at 4 Merritt Blvd, Fishkill, NY)OurBus10 miTransit5 stops within a mileDutchess County Public TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12603 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12603 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:21 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:19 am – 4:28 pm
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People42,304 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.516,919 householdsMedian household income $103,538Median home value $368,900Median rent $1,727 a month72% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,227 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 21,637 employedMain industries: education and health care 34%, retail 12%, professional and business services 10%Average commute 29 minutes71% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages48% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 23% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 81%, Spanish 7%, other Indo-European languages 4%, Chinese 2%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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
Nearby landmarksVassar Collegecollege · 1.7 miBlue Pointcape · 4.3 miWilliam R Steinhaus Dutchess Rail Trail Overocker Trailheadtrailhead · 1.6 miSunset Lakelake · 1.6 miClover Hillpeak · under a mileEast Bend Lakelake · 1.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJames Baird State Parkstate park · 2.9 mi · 782 acresTown Of LaGrange Landpark · under a mile · 54 acresTown Of Poughkeepsie Landpark · 1.7 mi · 153 acresFranny Reese Preserve State Parkstate park · 4.7 mi · 251 acresClinton House State Historic Sitestate historic site · 3.2 miFranny Reese State Parkstate park · 4.9 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 198548 mi away, near Greenville, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 28 Oct 199144 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
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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 serving the town
Elevation225 ft69 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
