Summary for Poughkeepsie
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Located in: Dutchess County (see below)
Pronunciation: puh-KIP-see <1>
Time Zone: Poughkeepsie lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)
Telephone Area Code: (845)
Elevation: 200 feet [60.96 m] above sea level<2>
From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Poughkeepsie)
Population
| Year | Population |
| 2019 Est:<3> | 30,394 (7.15% decrease since 2010) |
| 2010: | 32,736 (9.59% increase since 2000) |
| 2000: | 29,871 |
Total Area:<4> 5.72 sq. miles [14.8 km²] - of which 10.05% is water (0.57 sq. miles [1.5 km²])
Housing Units:<5> 13,984
Websites for Poughkeepsie
Official Website: www.cityofpoughkeepsie.com/
Junior League: www.jlpoughkeepsie.org/
GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>
For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Poughkeepsie:
Lat: 41.700300° (or 41°42'1" N)
Lon: -73.921100° (or -73°55'15" W)
USGS Topo Map: Poughkeepsie<7>
Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Poughkeepsie
GNIS ID: 979392
FIPS State / Place Code: 36 / 59641
(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Poughkeepsie)
About Dutchess County
The city of Poughkeepsie is the County Seat for Dutchess County.
From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Dutchess)
Population
| Year | Population |
| 2019 Est: | 293,934 (1.19% decrease since 2010) |
| 2010 | 297,488 (6.19% increase since 2000) |
| 2000: | 280,150 |
Total Area: 825 sq. miles [2,137.6 km²] - of which 3.6% is water (29.72 sq. miles [77 km²])
Housing Units: 118,638
Official Website: www.dutchessny.gov/
Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Dutchess
GNIS ID: 974112
FIPS State / County Code: 36 / 027
(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Poughkeepsie)
About New York
From the US Census
Population
| Year | Population |
| 2019 Est: | 19,463,131 (0.44% increase since 2010) |
| 2010: | 19,378,102 (2.12% increase since 2000) |
| 2000: | 18,976,457 |
Websites for State of New York
Official Website: https://www.ny.gov/
Tourism: https://www.iloveny.com/
Parks: https://parks.ny.gov/
Fishing & Hunting: www.dec.ny.gov/
Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of New York
GNIS ID: 1779796
FIPS State: 36
(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Poughkeepsie)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Poughkeepsie: www.cityofpoughkeepsie.com/
The official website for Dutchess County: www.dutchessny.gov/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Poughkeepsie. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poughkeepsie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019. |
| <4> | The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Poughkeepsie. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. |
| <5> | A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). |
| <6> | Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Poughkeepsie, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source. |
| <7> | Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Poughkeepsie. |