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14169

ZIP 14169 is Wales Center, New York, in Erie County; area codes 585 and 716; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Erie
Population
77
Coordinates
42.7645, -78.5293
☼ Live from 14169 — Wales Center, NY

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Where 14169 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14169
  • 🔢 Type 14169 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgIhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,169 = 3 × 4723. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011101011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14168 (Versailles, NY, 29 mi away) and 14170 (West Falls, NY, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14169 becomes 96141 — and that is a real ZIP code: Homewood, CA, 2,168 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11694, 11946, 11964, 14619, 16914, 16941, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96411 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,255 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,058 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14169 and you would come out at 42.76°S, 101.47°E — 1,085 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 0.142 square miles of land, 14169 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 69 football fields.
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People and housing

Population77This ZIP77
Households77This ZIP77
Housing units77This ZIP77
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$61,782This ZIP$61,782New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home valueunder $10,000This ZIPunder $10,000New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density542.3 / sq miThis ZIP542.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees77This ZIP77
Annual payroll$5,616,000This ZIP$5,616,000

Land area

Land area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 14169

ZIPCityDistance
14052 East Aurora, NY 2.8 mi
14139 South Wales, NY 3.2 mi
14037 Cowlesville, NY 4.7 mi
14145 Strykersville, NY 5.5 mi
14102 Marilla, NY 5.6 mi
14059 Elma, NY 7.1 mi
14140 Spring Brook, NY 7.6 mi
14083 Java Village, NY 7.6 mi
14170 West Falls, NY 8.6 mi
14004 Alden, NY 8.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14169?

14169 is in Wales Center, New York, in Erie County, part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7645, -78.5293.

What county is 14169 in?

14169 lies in Erie County.

What area code is 14169?

Wales Center uses area codes 585 and 716, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 14169 in?

14169 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14169?

About 77 people live in ZIP code 14169, in 77 households, at 542.3 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 14169?

$61,782 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14169?

The closest are 14052 (2.8 mi), 14139 (3.2 mi), 14037 (4.7 mi), 14145 (5.5 mi) and 14102 (5.6 mi).

Is 14169 a PO Box ZIP code?

14169 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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