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14204

ZIP 14204 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
7,932
Coordinates
42.8818, -78.8619
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Where 14204 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14204
  • 🔢 Type 14204 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOZhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,204 = 2 × 2 × 53 × 67. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011101111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14203 (Buffalo, NY, 1 mi away) and 14205 (Buffalo, NY, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14204 becomes 40241 — and that is a real ZIP code: Louisville, KY, 473 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01244, 02144, 04124, 04241, 04412, 04421, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42041 in Fulton, KY, 688 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,042 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14204 and you would come out at 42.88°S, 101.14°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 1.8 square miles of land, 14204 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,932This ZIP7,932
Households4,353This ZIP4,353
Housing units5,470This ZIP5,470
Median age44.9This ZIP44.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$28,182This ZIP$28,182New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$152,400This ZIP$152,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$851This ZIP$851New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%This ZIP17.5%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density4,428.8 / sq miThis ZIP4,428.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments211This ZIP211
Employees4,580This ZIP4,580
Annual payroll$266,002,000This ZIP$266,002,000
Tax returns filed3,490This ZIP3,490
Total adjusted gross income$150,002,000This ZIP$150,002,000

Land area

Land area1.79 sq miThis ZIP1.79 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 14204

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ZIP codes near 14204

ZIPCityDistance
14264 Buffalo, NY 0.6 mi
14202 Buffalo, NY 0.8 mi
14205 Buffalo, NY 0.9 mi
14276 Buffalo, NY 0.9 mi
14280 Buffalo, NY 0.9 mi
14203 Buffalo, NY 1.4 mi
14201 Buffalo, NY 1.7 mi
14210 Buffalo, NY 2.1 mi
14209 Buffalo, NY 2.2 mi
14208 Buffalo, NY 2.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14204?

14204 is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County, part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8818, -78.8619.

What county is 14204 in?

14204 lies in Erie County.

What area code is 14204?

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

What time zone is 14204 in?

14204 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14204?

About 7,932 people live in ZIP code 14204, in 4,353 households, at 4,428.8 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 14204?

$28,182 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14204?

The closest are 14264 (0.6 mi), 14202 (0.8 mi), 14205 (0.9 mi), 14276 (0.9 mi) and 14280 (0.9 mi).

Is 14204 a PO Box ZIP code?

14204 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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