North East is a town in Dutchess County, New York, home to about 2,974 people across 43 square miles. Its ZIP code is 12546, and parts of 12501 and 12567 are in North East too.
Homes sold for a median of $313 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly North East; also Ancram
Mostly Amenia; part is in North East
Mostly Pine Plains; part is in North East
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside North East. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Bradley International Airport (BDL)44 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jersey City, NJ90 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY91 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of North East; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
North East had 2,971 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 519th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Dutchess County grew from 81,670 residents in 1900 to 295,911 in 2020.
Dutchess County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 47 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Falls Village, CT weather station (9 miles away).
93,728 jobs at 7,677 businesses in Dutchess County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
12 doctors and other health care providers list an office in North East.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 7 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 4.5 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.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
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Shares ZIP codes with Amenia, Pine Plains, Gallatin, Ancram and Stanford.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.