Salt Point is a hamlet in Dutchess County

Dutchess County, New York

Dutchess County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. The 2010 census lists the population as 297,488...

, New York

New York

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, United States

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. It lies northeast of Poughkeepsie

Poughkeepsie (city), New York

Poughkeepsie is a city in the state of New York, United States, which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County. Poughkeepsie is located in the Hudson River Valley midway between New York City and Albany...

 following New York Route 115

New York State Route 115

New York State Route 115 is a long state highway located entirely within Dutchess County, New York. The route runs from the U.S. Route 44/NY 55 in the city of Poughkeepsie along the former Salt Point Turnpike to an interchange with the Taconic State Parkway in Clinton...

, the Salt Point Turnpike. East of Salt Point, the Taconic State Parkway

Taconic State Parkway

The Taconic State Parkway , is a divided highway between Kensico Dam and Chatham, the longest parkway in the U.S. state of New York. It follows a generally northward route midway between the Hudson River and the Connecticut and Massachusetts state lines...

 allows for easy access from many of the surrounding towns and communities with easy travel to New York City

New York City

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. The area code is 845 and the exchange is COlfax6

Demographics

The population of the ZIP Code Tabulation Area

ZIP Code Tabulation Area

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 for Salt Point's ZIP Code

ZIP Code

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, 12578, was 2,105 at the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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Parks and recreation

The following parks are located within the general Salt Point area:

• Helen Aldrich Park, part of the Pleasant Valley town recreation system of parks
• Frances J. Mark Memorial Park, located in Clinton
  Clinton, Dutchess County, New York
  Clinton is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 4,010 at the 2000 census. The town is named after George Clinton, an early governor of New York....
  
  
• Friends' Park, also in Clinton

Communities and locations around Salt Point

• Netherwood—A location southwest of Salt Point.
• Pleasant Valley
  Pleasant Valley (CDP), New York
  Pleasant Valley is a census-designated place in the southwest part of the town of Pleasant Valley in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 1,839 at the 2000 census. The community lies along U.S. Route 44 and Wappinger Creek...
  
   -- A hamlet southwest of Salt Point.
• Washington Hollow—A hamlet near the southeast town line. It was the former location of the Dutchess County Fair.
• Hibernia—A location east of Salt Point.

Northwest: Pleasant Plains	North: Clinton Hollow	Northeast: Clinton Corners
West: Netherwood	Salt Point	East: Hibernia
Southwest: Pleasant Valley Pleasant Valley (town), New York Pleasant Valley is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 9,066 at the 2000 census. The town is centrally located in the county, northeast of the City of Poughkeepsie. US Route 44 passes through the town.-History:...	South: Lagrange LaGrange, New York LaGrange is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 14,928 at the 2000 census. The town was named after the ancestral estate of the Marquis de Lafayette.-History:...  & Freedom Plains	Southeast: Millbrook Millbrook, New York Millbrook is a village in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is often said to be a "low-key version of the Hamptons" and one of the wealthiest towns in New York State. Millbrook's estimated town population was 1,551 in 2008. Millbrook is located in the Hudson Valley, an hour and thirty... & Washington Hollow