Town guide

Hyde Park, New York

Hyde Park is a town in Dutchess County, New York, home to about 21,240 people across 37 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12538 and 12580, and parts of 12572 and 12601 are in Hyde Park too.

Homes sold for a median of $286 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population21,240579 per sq mi
Median home value$331,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$286Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking45%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Hyde Park

4 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Hyde Park

Distances

Nearest major airportBradley International Airport (BDL)63 miles away
Closer regional airportNew York Stewart International Airport (SWF)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Newark, NJ75 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY78 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Hyde Park; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Hyde Park

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Hyde Park had 21,021 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.

It’s the 112th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Dutchess County grew from 81,670 residents in 1900 to 295,911 in 2020.

Hyde Park population by census2000: 20,851, 2010: 21,571, 2020: 21,02120,851200021,571201021,0212020

Dutchess County, 1900–2020

Dutchess County population, 1900 to 20201900: 81,670, 1910: 87,661, 1920: 91,747, 1930: 105,462, 1940: 120,542, 1950: 136,781, 1960: 176,008, 1970: 222,295, 1980: 245,055, 1990: 259,462, 2000: 280,150, 2010: 297,488, 2020: 295,91182K’00’1092K’20’30121K’40’50176K’60’70245K’80’90280K’00’10296K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 47.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Hyde ParkJan: high 35°F, low 19°F, 3.5 in; Feb: high 39°F, low 20°F, 2.8 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 27°F, 3.5 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 38°F, 3.9 in; May: high 71°F, low 49°F, 3.5 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 58°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 63°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 62°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 54°F, 4.6 in; Oct: high 62°F, low 42°F, 4.6 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 33°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 40°F, low 25°F, 3.8 in35°19°Jan3.539°20°Feb2.847°27°Mar3.560°38°Apr3.971°49°May3.578°58°Jun4.683°63°Jul4.582°62°Aug4.374°54°Sep4.662°42°Oct4.651°33°Nov3.540°25°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Poughkeepsie, NY weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Dutchess County

93,728 jobs at 7,677 businesses in Dutchess County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Dutchess CountyHealth care and social assistance: 19,472 jobs; Retail trade: 13,602 jobs; Educational services: 12,013 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 10,968 jobs; Manufacturing: 7,364 jobs; Administrative and support: 4,757 jobs; Construction: 4,361 jobs; Professional services: 4,102 jobsHealth care and social assistance 21% Retail trade 15% Educational services 13% Hotels and restaurants 12% Manufacturing 8% Administrative and support 5% Construction 5% Professional services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

108 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hyde Park’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Vassar Brothers Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Poughkeepsie7.0 miles
  • Northern Dutchess HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Rhinebeck10.0 miles
  • Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue CampusGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Kingston10.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors17
Specialist doctors7
Dentists8
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants10
Mental health providers40
Physical and occupational therapists21
Optometrists1
Chiropractors4
Pharmacies7

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Hyde Park

Parks (15 nearby)

  • Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park · 387 acres3.6 mi
  • Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site · 210 acres1.9 mi
  • Hydepark Recreations · 43 acres1.1 mi
  • Hyde Park Memorial Fields · 41 acres3.3 mi
  • Pine Woods · 38 acres1.3 mi
  • Crum Elbow Creek Waterway Access · 13 acres2.6 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Stop & Shop2.5 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Rite Aid0.5 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Hyde Park Free Library1.6 mi
  • James Roosevelt Memorial Library1.6 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Franklin D Roosevelt Presedential Library and Museum2.3 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Cunneen-Hackett Cultural Center6.2 mi
  • The Chance Theater6.3 mi
  • Bardavon6.4 mi
  • Fall Kill Clay Works6.4 mi
  • Juliet Theatre7.0 mi

Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Colleges and universities

  • Culinary Institute of America

Notable people born here

  • Ellen Roosevelt (1868) · US tennis player (1868-1954)
  • James Roosevelt (1828) · American businessman and father of American president Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1828–1900)
  • Joan Slonczewski (1956) · American microbiologist and writer

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Hyde Park

Public schools here are run by Hyde Park Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Netherwood SchoolHyde ParkK–5301Public2.3 mi
North Park Elementary SchoolHyde ParkK–5463Public2.0 mi
Ralph R Smith SchoolHyde ParkK–5332Public1.3 mi
Haviland Middle SchoolHyde Park6–8757Public1.4 mi
Franklin D Roosevelt Senior High SchoolHyde Park9–121,121Public2.3 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Anderson Center for AutismStaatsburgUngraded144Nonsectarian2.9 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Poughkeepsie City, Poughkeepsie Town, Rhinebeck, Clinton, Pleasant Valley, Red Hook and Milan.

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