Salt PointNY
A town of 322, settled in 1824.
Is Salt Point a good place to live?
32% of residents live below the poverty line in Salt Point, above both the New York town median (9.5%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). 20% of the land in Salt Point is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Salt Point has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
322 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
United States Military Academy and 48 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Salt Point. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
6 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
8 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year8 mi MuseumFranklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
27 mi LakeCandlewood Lake
30 mi Stadium & arenaMichie StadiumPhoto credits
United States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · Candlewood Lake: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Michie Stadium: John Pellino, Public domain
Moving to Salt Point: who provides what
Salt Point is unincorporated, so Dutchess County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Salt Point.
Most of Salt Point’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Half of commuters travel less than 14 miles. The mean commuting time for Salt Point comes to 22 minutes. The top destinations are Poughkeepsie (13%), New York (12%) and Pleasant Valley (8%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
19.8% of the land in Salt Point is protected from building
Parks and preserves in Salt Point: one, of 12 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Salt Point Recreation Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Salt Point is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Salt Point’s FEMA risk score is 69 of 100. FEMA puts 77% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Salt Point, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 58 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Salt Point is
The share of adults in Salt Point who get no exercise outside work: 17%. Against the New York average, Salt Point comes out ahead on 13 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1.
| Salt Point | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 25% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 7.8% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Salt Point | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.2% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Salt Point
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Salt Point
About 7 of every 100 Salt Point residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
100% of working residents leave Salt Point for work
Where Salt Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Salt Point
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Salt Point is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the Town of Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 202. It lies northeast of Poughkeepsie following New York Route 115, the Salt Point Turnpike. East of Salt Point, the Taconic State Parkway allows for access to many of the surrounding towns and communities, with easy travel to New York City. The area code is 845.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 250 ft
- ZIP code
- 12578
Questions about Salt Point
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Salt Point, NY a good place to live?
Salt Point has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.