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14048

ZIP 14048 is Dunkirk, New York, in Chautauqua County; area code 716; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Chautauqua
Population
14,739
Coordinates
42.4868, -79.3136
☼ Live from 14048 — Dunkirk, NY

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Where 14048 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14048
  • 🔢 Type 14048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 439. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011011100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14047 (Derby, NY, 22 mi away) and 14051 (East Amherst, NY, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14048 becomes 84041 — and that is a real ZIP code: Layton, UT, 1,676 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01844, 04418, 04481, 04841, 14480, 14804, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84104 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,681 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,017 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14048 and you would come out at 42.49°S, 100.69°E — 1,105 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 23.0 square miles of land, 14048 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,739This ZIP14,739
Households6,455This ZIP6,455
Housing units7,338This ZIP7,338
Median age46.1This ZIP46.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$56,431This ZIP$56,431New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$104,000This ZIP$104,000New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$869This ZIP$869New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%This ZIP18.7%
Mean commute19.2 minThis ZIP19.2 min
Population density641.7 / sq miThis ZIP641.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments310This ZIP310
Employees5,450This ZIP5,450
Annual payroll$258,752,000This ZIP$258,752,000
Tax returns filed6,370This ZIP6,370
Total adjusted gross income$318,469,000This ZIP$318,469,000

Land area

Land area22.97 sq miThis ZIP22.97 sq mi
Water area7.26 sq miThis ZIP7.26 sq mi

Other place names in 14048

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 14048

ZIPCityDistance
14135 Sheridan, NY 3.6 mi
14063 Fredonia, NY 5.5 mi
14166 Van Buren Point, NY 5.8 mi
14136 Silver Creek, NY 7.4 mi
14062 Forestville, NY 8.6 mi
14752 Lily Dale, NY 9.3 mi
14716 Brocton, NY 9.6 mi
14718 Cassadaga, NY 9.8 mi
14769 Portland, NY 10.7 mi
14784 Stockton, NY 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14048?

14048 is in Dunkirk, New York, in Chautauqua County, part of the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4868, -79.3136.

What county is 14048 in?

14048 lies in Chautauqua County.

What area code is 14048?

Dunkirk uses area code 716, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 14048 in?

14048 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14048?

About 14,739 people live in ZIP code 14048, in 6,455 households, at 641.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 14048?

$56,431 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14048?

The closest are 14135 (3.6 mi), 14063 (5.5 mi), 14166 (5.8 mi), 14136 (7.4 mi) and 14062 (8.6 mi).

Is 14048 a PO Box ZIP code?

14048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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