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University at Buffalo ZIP codes, New York

No ZIP code is named for University at Buffalo, NY; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 3 ZIP codes cover it: 14228, 14260 and 14261. Its area code is 716.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
7,020
Area code
716

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

University at Buffalo in numbers

About 7,020 people live in University at Buffalo, in 304 households. Median gross rent is $2,047 a month. The median age is 19.5; 95.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (40.2% across New York); the average commute takes 15 minutes.

Population7,020University at Buffalo7,020
Households304University at Buffalo304
Median age19.5University at Buffalo19.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median gross rent$2,047University at Buffalo$2,047New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher95.7%University at Buffalo95.7%New York40.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute14.8 minUniversity at Buffalo14.8 minNew York32.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density5,200 / sq miUniversity at Buffalo5,200 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering University at Buffalo

These ZIP codes cover part of University at Buffalo but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping University at Buffalo
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
14228 Buffalo , NY Standard 25,350 $74,871 $274,600
14260 Buffalo , NY Standard 924 — —
14261 Buffalo , NY Standard 5,033 — —

Map of University at Buffalo ZIP codes

142281426014261

The ZIP codes of University at Buffalo, 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 University at Buffalo

The nearest larger towns are Eggertsville (14,894 people, 2.5 mi), Tonawanda Town (56,806 people, 4.6 mi) and Kenmore (15,044 people, 4.9 mi).

Towns near University at Buffalo
TownPopulationDistance
Eggertsville 14,894 2.5 mi
Williamsville 5,469 3.7 mi
Tonawanda Town 56,806 4.6 mi
Kenmore 15,044 4.9 mi
Tonawanda 15,030 4.9 mi
North Tonawanda 30,198 5.5 mi
Harris Hill 6,069 5.8 mi
Cheektowaga 76,056 6.5 mi
Depew 15,000 7.4 mi
Sloan 3,751 7.4 mi
Buffalo 276,854 8.2 mi
Grandyle Village 4,912 8.5 mi
Lancaster 10,113 9.1 mi
Clarence 2,673 9.9 mi

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