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14202

ZIP 14202 is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County; area code 716; Eastern time. Buffalo has 44 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Erie
Population
3,862
Coordinates
42.8815, -78.8775
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Where 14202 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14202
  • 🔢 Type 14202 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOZhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,202 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 263. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011101111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14201 (Buffalo, NY, 1 mi away) and 14203 (Buffalo, NY, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14202 becomes 20241 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 292 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01224, 01242, 02124, 02142, 02241, 02421, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42021 in Arlington, KY, 681 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,041 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14202 and you would come out at 42.88°S, 101.12°E — 1,103 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 0.870 square miles of land, 14202 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 421 football fields.
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People and housing

Population3,862This ZIP3,862
Households2,203This ZIP2,203
Housing units2,492This ZIP2,492
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$56,528This ZIP$56,528New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$479,100This ZIP$479,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$803This ZIP$803New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.3%This ZIP48.3%
Mean commute14.9 minThis ZIP14.9 min
Population density4,439.1 / sq miThis ZIP4,439.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments757This ZIP757
Employees21,925This ZIP21,925
Annual payroll$1,629,921,000This ZIP$1,629,921,000
Tax returns filed1,770This ZIP1,770
Total adjusted gross income$416,871,000This ZIP$416,871,000

Land area

Land area0.87 sq miThis ZIP0.87 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Other place names in 14202

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ZIP codes near 14202

ZIPCityDistance
14205 Buffalo, NY 0.3 mi
14276 Buffalo, NY 0.3 mi
14280 Buffalo, NY 0.3 mi
14264 Buffalo, NY 0.3 mi
14204 Buffalo, NY 0.8 mi
14201 Buffalo, NY 1.2 mi
14203 Buffalo, NY 1.6 mi
14209 Buffalo, NY 2.3 mi
14213 Buffalo, NY 2.6 mi
14208 Buffalo, NY 2.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14202?

14202 is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County, part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8815, -78.8775.

What county is 14202 in?

14202 lies in Erie County.

What area code is 14202?

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

What time zone is 14202 in?

14202 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14202?

About 3,862 people live in ZIP code 14202, in 2,203 households, at 4,439.1 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 14202?

$56,528 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14202?

The closest are 14205 (0.3 mi), 14276 (0.3 mi), 14280 (0.3 mi), 14264 (0.3 mi) and 14204 (0.8 mi).

Is 14202 a PO Box ZIP code?

14202 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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