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Dover Plains ZIP code, New York

The ZIP code for Dover Plains, NY is 12522, and its area code is 845.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
912
Area code
845

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Dover Plains itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Wingdale (4.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Dover Plains in numbers

About 912 people live in Dover Plains, in 350 households. The median household income is $55,000 a year, 36% below the New York median of $85,974 (US: $80,734). Median gross rent is $799 a month. The median age is 42.4; 22.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (40.2% across New York); the average commute takes 31 minutes.

Population912Dover Plains912
Households350Dover Plains350
Median age42.4Dover Plains42.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$55,000Dover Plains$55,000New York$85,974US $80,734
Median gross rent$799Dover Plains$799New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%Dover Plains22.3%New York40.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute31.2 minDover Plains31.2 minNew York32.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,333 / sq miDover Plains1,333 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Dover Plains CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Dover Plains

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Dover Plains
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
12522 Dover Plains , NY Standard 4,959 $76,157 $301,300

Map of Dover Plains ZIP codes

12522

The ZIP codes of Dover Plains, NY, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Dover Plains

The nearest larger towns are Millbrook (1,346 people, 6.9 mi), Wingdale (1,234 people, 7.2 mi) and Amenia (977 people, 7.6 mi).

Towns near Dover Plains
TownPopulationDistance
New Milford, CT 8,188 14.0 mi
Red Oaks Mill 3,254 16.7 mi
Haviland 3,923 16.8 mi
Vassar College 3,529 16.9 mi
Arlington 2,806 17.1 mi
Fairview 6,213 17.5 mi
Poughkeepsie 31,958 18.2 mi
Putnam Lake 3,664 18.3 mi
Spackenkill 4,279 18.4 mi
Marist College 2,564 18.6 mi
Myers Corner 10,877 19.3 mi
Ball Pond, CT 2,627 19.3 mi
Crown Heights 2,718 19.6 mi
Lake Carmel 7,854 19.7 mi

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