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14172

ZIP 14172 is Wilson, New York, in Niagara County; area code 716; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Niagara
Population
3,091
Coordinates
43.2727, -78.8129
☼ Live from 14172 — Wilson, NY

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Where 14172 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14172
  • 🔢 Type 14172 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLIhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,172 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 1181. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011101011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14171 (West Valley, NY, 59 mi away) and 14173 (Yorkshire, NY, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14172 becomes 27141, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11247, 11427, 11724, 11742, 12147, 12174, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74121 in Tulsa, OK, 1,037 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,047 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14172 and you would come out at 43.27°S, 101.19°E — 1,118 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 26.3 square miles of land, 14172 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,091This ZIP3,091
Households1,398This ZIP1,398
Housing units1,703This ZIP1,703
Median age50.3This ZIP50.3New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$81,330This ZIP$81,330New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$196,200This ZIP$196,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,060This ZIP$1,060New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%This ZIP29.2%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density117.4 / sq miThis ZIP117.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments65This ZIP65
Employees312This ZIP312
Annual payroll$12,845,000This ZIP$12,845,000
Tax returns filed1,560This ZIP1,560
Total adjusted gross income$125,054,000This ZIP$125,054,000

Land area

Land area26.34 sq miThis ZIP26.34 sq mi
Water area2.06 sq miThis ZIP2.06 sq mi

Other place names in 14172

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ZIP codes near 14172

ZIPCityDistance
14108 Newfane, NY 4.3 mi
14131 Ransomville, NY 5.0 mi
14028 Burt, NY 5.6 mi
14126 Olcott, NY 6.1 mi
14132 Sanborn, NY 9.2 mi
14095 Lockport, NY 9.4 mi
14174 Youngstown, NY 9.5 mi
14094 Lockport, NY 9.7 mi
14008 Appleton, NY 9.9 mi
14107 Model City, NY 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14172?

14172 is in Wilson, New York, in Niagara County, part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.2727, -78.8129.

What county is 14172 in?

14172 lies in Niagara County.

What area code is 14172?

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

What time zone is 14172 in?

14172 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14172?

About 3,091 people live in ZIP code 14172, in 1,398 households, at 117.4 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 14172?

$81,330 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14172?

The closest are 14108 (4.3 mi), 14131 (5 mi), 14028 (5.6 mi), 14126 (6.1 mi) and 14132 (9.2 mi).

Is 14172 a PO Box ZIP code?

14172 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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