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12590 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 12590 covers Wappingers Falls, New York, with a population of about 35,823 and a median household income of $98,252.

Population
35,8231,029 per square mile
Median age
46.47.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$98,2521.2× the New York median
Poverty rate
6%6.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$508,346up 32.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,6741.1× the New York median
Degree or higher
36.1%1.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
68.8%3.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
846

Where 12590 is

Wappingers Falls, New York — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population35,823
Median age46.4
Family households65.2%
Born outside the US12.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home19%
White (non-Hispanic)65.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)7.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.2%
Hispanic or Latino18.3%
Veterans4.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$98,252
Income per person$48,302
Poverty rate6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k0.9%
$15–20k1.8%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k3.1%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k7.4%
$60–75k8.6%
$75–100k12.3%
$100–125k12.0%
$125–150k9.7%
$150–200k12.7%
$200k or more15.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed19,250
Mean adjusted gross income$88,609
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.8%
Returns, under $25k22.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.3%
Returns, $200k or more7.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$365,900
Median gross rent$1,674
Rent as a share of household income30.8%
Owner-occupied68.8%
Vacant homes2.3%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house56.3%
Attached house8.4%
2 to 4 units13.6%
5 to 19 units13.1%
20 or more units5.6%
Mobile home3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$508,346as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 97.7%
Typical asking rent$2,460as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 9.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$508,346$187,791

$187,791 in 2000 to $508,346 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$2,460$2,010

$2,010 in 2022 to $2,460 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.1%
High school diploma or higher91.8%
Works from home14.1%
Drives to work alone72.5%
Takes public transport3.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity27.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.7% 5.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19% 2.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.4% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.7% 3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.6% 1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.3% 5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.8% 5.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.8% 1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.9% 5.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.8% 2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.9% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.3% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments846
People employed8,529
Annual payroll$381,863,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 23.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 16 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss29.1 out of 100
Community resilience66 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hurricane75.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind59.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning52Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake50.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire48.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather44.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail42.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding41.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave38.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm38.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought35.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado32.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave23.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding20.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New York and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew YorkUnited States
Median household income$98,252$84,578$78,538
Income per person$48,302$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate6%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$365,900$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,674$1,576$1,348
Homeownership68.8%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher36.1%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%6.2%5.2%
Works from home14.1%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US12.4%22.6%13.9%
Median age46.439.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationPOUGHKEEPSIE DUTCHESS CO AP, NY US3.5 km away
Rain in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January36°F / 18.2°F2.82 in rain
February38.9°F / 19.5°F2.21 in rain
March47.9°F / 27.4°F3.09 in rain
April60.6°F / 37.5°F3.62 in rain
May71.3°F / 47.7°F3.47 in rain
June79.8°F / 57.1°F3.91 in rain
July84.8°F / 62.3°F3.78 in rain
August82.8°F / 60.7°F4.28 in rain
September75.3°F / 52.5°F4.33 in rain
October63.3°F / 41.1°F3.73 in rain
November51.4°F / 31.6°F3.27 in rain
December40.5°F / 23.8°F3.39 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket81% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket26% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Wappingers Central School District79.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Beacon City School District11.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Arlington Central School District8.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability6.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

12537 Hughsonville, NY4.3 km away
12524 Fishkill, NY6.1 km away
12511 Castle Point, NY8.1 km away
12512 Chelsea, NY8.2 km away
12542 Marlboro, NY8.4 km away
12533 Hopewell Junction, NY8.7 km away
12527 Glenham, NY9.1 km away
12547 Milton, NY9.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Dutchess County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area34.82 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq mi
Population density1,029 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.5950, -73.8876

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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