Pleasant Valley is a town in Dutchess County, New York, home to about 9,794 people across 33 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12569 and 12578, and parts of 12538 are in Pleasant Valley too.
Homes sold for a median of $257 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Pleasant Valley; also LaGrange
Mostly Pleasant Valley; also Clinton and Washington
Mostly Hyde Park; part is in Pleasant Valley
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Pleasant Valley. 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)59 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | New York Stewart International Airport (SWF)24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jersey City, NJ74 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY77 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Pleasant Valley; 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.
Pleasant Valley had 9,799 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 213th 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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 46 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Millbrook 3 W, NY weather station (4 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).
62 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pleasant Valley’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 5 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 3 |
| Dentists | 6 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 6 |
| Mental health providers | 31 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 7 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 7 |
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 (5 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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.
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 Arlington Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traver Road Primary SchoolPleasant Valley | K–2 | 344 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| West Road/D'Aquannis Intermediate SchoolPleasant Valley | 3–5 | 354 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge SchoolSalt Point | 7–12 | 3 | Nonsectarian | 3.6 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 Hyde Park, LaGrange, Clinton and Washington.
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.