Which ZIP code in Dutchess County has the lowest median age?

12604 (Poughkeepsie), at 20.3 (±0.8), among 29 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Youngest ZIP codes in Dutchess County, NY

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Dutchess County with the lowest median age, out of 29 with at least 1,000 residents. 12604 (Poughkeepsie, 20.3), 12601 (Poughkeepsie, 35.5) and 12538 (Hyde Park, 39.1) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Dutchess County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Youngest ZIP codes in Dutchess County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median age	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	12604	Poughkeepsie	20.3 ±0.8	2,316	65	—
2	12601	Poughkeepsie	35.5 ±1.0	44,164	17,329	16,194
3	12538	Hyde Park	39.1 ±4.6	14,391	5,368	5,607
4	12570	Poughquag	39.6 ±2.0	6,698	2,221	2,452
5	12540	Lagrangeville	40.9 ±3.0	8,856	3,084	2,823
6	12508	Beacon	41.2 ±1.8	19,566	8,468	8,092
7	12522	Dover Plains	41.2 ±5.9	4,959	1,900	1,764
8	12603	Poughkeepsie	41.5 ±1.4	42,304	16,919	17,131
9	12533	Hopewell Junction	41.8 ±1.8	27,325	9,119	9,407
10	12585	Verbank	43.0 ±14.6	1,144	434	314
11	12501	Amenia	43.1 ±5.1	2,476	1,024	857
12	12582	Stormville	43.3 ±2.9	5,786	1,545	1,575
13	12592	Wassaic	43.5 ±11.3	1,226	435	481
14	12583	Tivoli	44.8 ±8.3	1,994	876	858
15	12569	Pleasant Valley	45.1 ±5.8	9,837	4,033	3,917
16	12594	Wingdale	45.5 ±5.8	4,222	1,544	1,447
17	12546	Millerton	45.9 ±4.5	2,706	1,149	1,064
18	12524	Fishkill	47.0 ±2.9	15,026	6,496	6,725
19	12590	Wappingers Falls	47.2 ±1.5	35,712	14,540	14,375
20	12571	Red Hook	47.9 ±3.3	10,108	4,256	4,268
21	12578	Salt Point	47.9 ±5.3	2,249	885	884
22	12580	Staatsburg	49.0 ±8.4	4,542	1,843	1,473
23	12564	Pawling	49.4 ±3.6	7,734	2,850	3,040
24	12531	Holmes	52.1 ±3.3	2,337	881	1,228
25	12581	Stanfordville	52.2 ±8.9	1,914	931	970

How we ranked them

Ranked by median age of all residents, lowest first (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 29 of 34 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Younger ZIP codes skew toward renters, students and young families: fitness, quick-service food, apartments, entertainment and first-time-buyer offers.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 28,067 households. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Dutchess County has the lowest median age?: 12604 (Poughkeepsie), at 20.3 (±0.8), among 29 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median age of all residents, lowest first (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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