Rhinecliff, NY
Dutchess County · New York · United States
Home to 422 people across 0.512 square miles.
At a glance
12574 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 12574 is
| Coordinates | 41.917615, -73.945701 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Dutchess County |
| State | New York (NY) |
| Land area | 0.512 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| New York, NY | 83.3 mi |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia, PA | 149.9 mi |
| Boston, MA | 151.0 mi |
| Chicago, IL | 703.0 mi |
People
Who lives in 12574
422 residents in 196 households, averaging 2.15 people per household. The largest age group is 65+ at 49.3% of residents, and 43.9% of households are a single person living alone.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 196 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 2.15 |
| Family households | 56.1% |
| Living alone | 43.9% |
| Median age | 59.6 years |
| Households with internet | 100.0% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 12574
Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | — ±— |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $49,668 |
| Poverty rate | 6.2% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.7% |
| Labor force participation | 60.4% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 63.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 12574
A typical home is valued at $589,300. This is an owner-majority area — 94.4% of occupied homes are owned, and the typical building went up in 1938.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | $589,300 |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | —/mo |
| Median year built | 1938 |
| Housing units | 241 |
| Vacancy rate | 18.7% |
Own vs. rent
Of 196 occupied units
| Owner households | 185 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 11 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 12574 commutes
54.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 28.0 minutes. 32.3% work from home.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 28.0 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 12574
ZIP code 12574 is assigned to Rhinecliff, NY, and falls within Dutchess County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 422 people live inside it.
At 824 residents per square mile spread over 0.512 square miles, 12574 reads as a small-town area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Living here
What life in Rhinecliff looks like
Housing in 12574 costs well above the national median. A typical home is valued at $589,300 against a US median of $207,500. Ownership dominates: 94.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, which usually signals an established residential area with relatively low turnover.
The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 100.0% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1938, making the housing here largely pre-war.
The population skews considerably older than the national median, with a median age of 59.6 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.15 people, and 56.1% are family households.
Getting to work takes 28.0 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 54.0% of workers, while 13.7% take public transit, 32.3% work from home. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Rhinecliff, NY
Rhinecliff is a smaller community, so options inside 12574 may be limited to a handful of independent inns, motels or bed-and-breakfast properties. Travellers often widen the search to the surrounding area, where the choice is greater and prices are usually competitive.
For reference, New York, NY is about 83.3 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 12574 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 12574 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 12574 offers a compact profile of Rhinecliff: 422 residents, 63.5% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 2.7%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 12574 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Rhinecliff may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
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ZIP codes near 12574
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 12574. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).