Wappinger is a town in Dutchess County, New York, home to about 28,252 people across 27 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12512 and 12590, and parts of 12524 are in Wappinger too.
Homes sold for a median of $280 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
All in Wappinger
Mostly Wappinger; also Poughkeepsie Town and East Fishkill
Mostly Fishkill; part is in Wappinger
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wappinger. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | LaGuardia Airport (LGA)56 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | New York Stewart International Airport (SWF)13 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Jersey City, NJ61 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY64 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Wappinger; 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.
Wappinger had 28,216 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 89th 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 18°F. About 41.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Poughkeepsie Dutchess Co Ap, NY weather station (2 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).
254 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wappinger’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 18 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 18 |
| Dentists | 31 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 45 |
| Mental health providers | 66 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 68 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 6 |
| 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 (19 nearby)
Grocery stores (4 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 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 1875.
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 Wappingers Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishkill Plains Elementary SchoolWappingers Falls | Pre-K–6 | 602 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| James S Evans Elementary SchoolWappingers Falls | K–6 | 297 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Myers Corners SchoolWappingers Falls | K–6 | 836 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Sheafe Road Elementary SchoolWappingers Falls | K–6 | 612 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Van Wyck Junior High SchoolWappingers Falls | 7–8 | 878 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Wappingers Junior High SchoolWappingers Falls | 7–8 | 764 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Roy C Ketcham Senior High SchoolWappingers Falls | 9–12 | 1,557 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Randolph SchoolWappingers Falls | Pre-K–5 | 55 | Nonsectarian | 1.8 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 Fishkill, Poughkeepsie Town and East Fishkill.
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.