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14051

ZIP 14051 is East Amherst, New York, in Erie County; area code 716; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Erie
Population
19,739
Coordinates
43.0428, -78.6994
☼ Live from 14051 — East Amherst, NY

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Where 14051 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14051
  • 🔢 Type 14051 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISOhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 14051 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011011100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14048 (Dunkirk, NY, 49 mi away) and 14052 (East Aurora, NY, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14051 becomes 15041, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01451, 01541, 05141, 10154, 10451, 10514, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51104 in Sioux City, IA, 897 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,051 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14051 and you would come out at 43.04°S, 101.30°E — 1,103 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 15.5 square miles of land, 14051 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,739This ZIP19,739
Households8,007This ZIP8,007
Housing units8,212This ZIP8,212
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$135,663This ZIP$135,663New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$421,300This ZIP$421,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,864This ZIP$1,864New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher65.6%This ZIP65.6%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density1,273.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,273.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments440This ZIP440
Employees3,441This ZIP3,441
Annual payroll$138,952,000This ZIP$138,952,000
Tax returns filed10,750This ZIP10,750
Total adjusted gross income$1,427,663,000This ZIP$1,427,663,000

Land area

Land area15.50 sq miThis ZIP15.50 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

ZIP codes near 14051

ZIPCityDistance
14068 Getzville, NY 3.2 mi
14032 Clarence Center, NY 3.4 mi
14228 Buffalo, NY 3.9 mi
14221 Buffalo, NY 4.2 mi
14260 Buffalo, NY 5.4 mi
14261 Buffalo, NY 5.6 mi
14031 Clarence, NY 6.0 mi
14026 Bowmansville, NY 7.0 mi
14226 Buffalo, NY 7.1 mi
14241 Buffalo, NY 7.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14051?

14051 is in East Amherst, New York, in Erie County, part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0428, -78.6994.

What county is 14051 in?

14051 lies in Erie County.

What area code is 14051?

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

What time zone is 14051 in?

14051 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14051?

About 19,739 people live in ZIP code 14051, in 8,007 households, at 1,273.8 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 14051?

$135,663 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14051?

The closest are 14068 (3.2 mi), 14032 (3.4 mi), 14228 (3.9 mi), 14221 (4.2 mi) and 14260 (5.4 mi).

Is 14051 a PO Box ZIP code?

14051 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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