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14059

ZIP 14059 is Elma, New York, in Erie County; area code 716; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Erie
Population
9,138
Coordinates
42.8336, -78.6340
☼ Live from 14059 — Elma, NY

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Where 14059 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14059
  • 🔢 Type 14059 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSOhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,059 = 17 × 827. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011011101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14058 (Elba, NY, 30 mi away) and 14060 (Farmersville Station, NY, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14059 becomes 95041 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mount Hermon, CA, 2,309 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01945, 04915, 04951, 05149, 05491, 09154, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09154 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,008 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,053 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14059 and you would come out at 42.83°S, 101.37°E — 1,092 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 27.0 square miles of land, 14059 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,138This ZIP9,138
Households3,511This ZIP3,511
Housing units3,648This ZIP3,648
Median age43.7This ZIP43.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$113,555This ZIP$113,555New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$346,500This ZIP$346,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,160This ZIP$1,160New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.7%This ZIP46.7%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density339.1 / sq miThis ZIP339.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments276This ZIP276
Employees3,753This ZIP3,753
Annual payroll$222,006,000This ZIP$222,006,000
Tax returns filed5,020This ZIP5,020
Total adjusted gross income$552,971,000This ZIP$552,971,000

Land area

Land area26.95 sq miThis ZIP26.95 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 14059

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

ZIP codes near 14059

ZIPCityDistance
14140 Spring Brook, NY 2.5 mi
14102 Marilla, NY 4.1 mi
14052 East Aurora, NY 4.9 mi
14086 Lancaster, NY 5.0 mi
14224 Buffalo, NY 5.8 mi
14043 Depew, NY 5.9 mi
14227 Buffalo, NY 6.7 mi
14169 Wales Center, NY 7.1 mi
14004 Alden, NY 7.7 mi
14127 Orchard Park, NY 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14059?

14059 is in Elma, New York, in Erie County, part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8336, -78.6340.

What county is 14059 in?

14059 lies in Erie County.

What area code is 14059?

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

What time zone is 14059 in?

14059 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14059?

About 9,138 people live in ZIP code 14059, in 3,511 households, at 339.1 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 14059?

$113,555 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14059?

The closest are 14140 (2.5 mi), 14102 (4.1 mi), 14052 (4.9 mi), 14086 (5 mi) and 14224 (5.8 mi).

Is 14059 a PO Box ZIP code?

14059 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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