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Welcome to Fishkill ...

The village of Fishkill is located in Dutchess County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fishkill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1777.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fishkill has a population of 2,154 people<2> (see below for details).

Fishkill is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Fishkill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Fishkill: 845 & 329<4>

The ZIP code for Fishkill: 12524<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fishkill had an population of 2,154 people. This is a decrease of 0.78% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fishkill had a population of 2,171 people. This makes Fishkill the county's 26th most populous community.

The population of Fishkill represents 0.01% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 869th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,171 people, the population of Fishkill increased 25.13% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,735 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fishkill.

Communities Also Named Fishkill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fishkill - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fishkill.

Communities near Fishkill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fishkill.

  • Poughkeepsie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Palm Tree
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Kiryas Joel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Newburgh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Peekskill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Beacon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <6>
  • Woodbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbury is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
  • New Paltz
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Walden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Washingtonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fishkill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fishkill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fishkill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fishkill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fishkill. See our Newspapers Page for Fishkill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fishkill ...

Looking for more information about Fishkill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fishkill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fishkill.

Adding Fishkill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fishkill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Fishkill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Fishkill post office opened in 1777.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fishkill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Dutchess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Fishkill.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fishkill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Fishkill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Fishkill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Fishkill). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fishkill or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/