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Highland-on-the-Lake ZIP codes, New York

No ZIP code is named for Highland-on-the-Lake, NY; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 14047. Its area code is 716.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
3,584
Area code
716

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Highland-on-the-Lake itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Derby (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Highland-on-the-Lake in numbers

About 3,584 people live in Highland-on-the-Lake, in 1,476 households. The median household income is $87,800 a year, about the same as the New York median of $85,974 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $186,300 (56% below the New York median), and median gross rent is $1,000 a month. The median age is 50.6; 18.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (40.2% across New York); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population3,584Highland-on-the-Lake3,584
Households1,476Highland-on-the-Lake1,476
Median age50.6Highland-on-the-Lake50.6New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$87,800Highland-on-the-Lake$87,800New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$186,300Highland-on-the-Lake$186,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,000Highland-on-the-Lake$1,000New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%Highland-on-the-Lake18.5%New York40.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.2 minHighland-on-the-Lake26.2 minNew York32.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,758 / sq miHighland-on-the-Lake1,758 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Highland-on-the-Lake CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Highland-on-the-Lake

These ZIP codes cover part of Highland-on-the-Lake but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Highland-on-the-Lake
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
14047 Derby , NY Standard 6,013 $78,816 $194,200

Map of Highland-on-the-Lake ZIP codes

14047

The ZIP codes of Highland-on-the-Lake, NY, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Highland-on-the-Lake

The nearest larger towns are Hamburg (9,792 people, 7.6 mi), Lackawanna (19,753 people, 11 mi) and Buffalo (276,854 people, 15 mi).

Towns near Highland-on-the-Lake
TownPopulationDistance
Wanakah 2,664 5.0 mi
Eden 3,113 5.3 mi
Lake Erie Beach 3,279 7.3 mi
Hamburg 9,792 7.6 mi
Blasdell 2,549 10.0 mi
Lackawanna 19,753 11.1 mi
Orchard Park 3,072 12.9 mi
Buffalo 276,854 14.6 mi
Silver Creek 2,604 14.6 mi
West Seneca 45,303 15.0 mi
Sloan 3,751 16.3 mi
Gowanda 2,683 16.9 mi
Cheektowaga 76,056 18.5 mi
Kenmore 15,044 19.0 mi

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