Union Vale is a town in Dutchess County, New York, home to about 4,567 people across 37 square miles. Its ZIP code is 12585, and parts of 12540, 12545 and 12570 are in Union Vale too.
Homes sold for a median of $547 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
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| Nearest major airport | Bradley International Airport (BDL)56 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | New York Stewart International Airport (SWF)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jersey City, NJ69 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY71 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Union Vale; 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.
Union Vale had 4,558 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 385th 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 (7 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).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Union Vale.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 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 (9 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (2 nearby)
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Beekman, LaGrange, Washington, Stanford and Amenia.
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.