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14086

ZIP 14086 is Lancaster, New York, in Erie County; area code 716; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Erie
Population
35,635
Coordinates
42.9055, -78.6291
☼ Live from 14086 — Lancaster, NY

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Where 14086 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14086
  • 🔢 Type 14086 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBOhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,086 = 2 × 7043. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011100000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14085 (Lake View, NY, 20 mi away) and 14091 (Lawtons, NY, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14086 becomes 68041 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mead, NE, 922 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01468, 01864, 04681, 04861, 06418, 06481, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86401 in Kingman, AZ, 1,945 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% 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 14086 and you would come out at 42.91°S, 101.37°E — 1,095 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 33.3 square miles of land, 14086 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,635This ZIP35,635
Households14,987This ZIP14,987
Housing units15,544This ZIP15,544
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$99,499This ZIP$99,499New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$294,300This ZIP$294,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,125This ZIP$1,125New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.3%This ZIP41.3%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density1,068.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,068.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments610This ZIP610
Employees11,976This ZIP11,976
Annual payroll$598,779,000This ZIP$598,779,000
Tax returns filed18,560This ZIP18,560
Total adjusted gross income$1,652,000,000This ZIP$1,652,000,000

Land area

Land area33.35 sq miThis ZIP33.35 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 14086

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ZIP codes near 14086

ZIPCityDistance
14043 Depew, NY 3.8 mi
14026 Bowmansville, NY 3.9 mi
14059 Elma, NY 5.0 mi
14031 Clarence, NY 5.4 mi
14102 Marilla, NY 5.7 mi
14227 Buffalo, NY 6.1 mi
14241 Buffalo, NY 6.2 mi
14225 Buffalo, NY 6.3 mi
14004 Alden, NY 6.4 mi
14140 Spring Brook, NY 7.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14086?

14086 is in Lancaster, New York, in Erie County, part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9055, -78.6291.

What county is 14086 in?

14086 lies in Erie County.

What area code is 14086?

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

What time zone is 14086 in?

14086 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14086?

About 35,635 people live in ZIP code 14086, in 14,987 households, at 1,068.5 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 14086?

$99,499 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14086?

The closest are 14043 (3.8 mi), 14026 (3.9 mi), 14059 (5 mi), 14031 (5.4 mi) and 14102 (5.7 mi).

Is 14086 a PO Box ZIP code?

14086 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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