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Photos of the local Beacon, NY area ZIP Code 12508: Basic Data & USPS Preferred City Name
About Beacon New York. Beacon is a city in Dutchess County, with a population of 15,541 living in an area of 5 square miles. Starting in the late 1990s, with the opening of one of the world's largest contemporary art museums Dia: Beacon, Beacon began to an artistic and commercial rebirth. New development continues to enlarge the city.