Peekskill is a city in Westchester County, New York, home to about 25,625 people across 4.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 10566.
Homes sold for a median of $330 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Peekskill. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | LaGuardia Airport (LGA)35 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | New York Stewart International Airport (SWF)18 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jersey City, NJ41 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY43 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Peekskill; 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.
Peekskill had 25,431 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.
It’s the 96th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Westchester County grew from 184,257 residents in 1900 to 1,004,457 in 2020.
Westchester County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 50.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Shrub Oak, NY weather station (5 miles away).
389,560 jobs at 31,174 businesses in Westchester County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
205 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Peekskill.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 18 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 11 |
| Dentists | 21 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 28 |
| Mental health providers | 111 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 13 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 9 |
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 (9 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
Established in 1816.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Peekskill City School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uriah Hill SchoolPeekskill | Pre-K | 186 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Woodside SchoolPeekskill | K–2 | 511 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Hillcrest SchoolPeekskill | 2–5 | 520 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Oakside SchoolPeekskill | 2–4 | 554 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Peekskill Middle SchoolPeekskill | 6–8 | 860 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Peekskill High SchoolPeekskill | 9–12 | 1,178 | Public | 0.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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