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14209

ZIP 14209 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
8,313
Coordinates
42.9137, -78.8662
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Where 14209 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14209
  • 🔢 Type 14209 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOZhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,209 = 13 × 1093. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011110000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14208 (Buffalo, NY, 1 mi away) and 14210 (Buffalo, NY, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14209 becomes 90241 — and that is a real ZIP code: Downey, CA, 2,192 miles away.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02149, 02914, 04219, 04291, 04912, 04921, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09142 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,066 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 14209 and you would come out at 42.91°S, 101.13°E — 1,104 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 0.952 square miles of land, 14209 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 461 football fields.
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People and housing

Population8,313This ZIP8,313
Households4,323This ZIP4,323
Housing units4,935This ZIP4,935
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$50,046This ZIP$50,046New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$429,400This ZIP$429,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,141This ZIP$1,141New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.3%This ZIP47.3%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density8,732.1 / sq miThis ZIP8,732.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments265This ZIP265
Employees5,573This ZIP5,573
Annual payroll$308,238,000This ZIP$308,238,000
Tax returns filed3,470This ZIP3,470
Total adjusted gross income$298,989,000This ZIP$298,989,000

Land area

Land area0.95 sq miThis ZIP0.95 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 14209

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ZIP codes near 14209

ZIPCityDistance
14222 Buffalo, NY 0.7 mi
14208 Buffalo, NY 0.7 mi
14213 Buffalo, NY 1.3 mi
14201 Buffalo, NY 1.6 mi
14264 Buffalo, NY 2.0 mi
14205 Buffalo, NY 2.0 mi
14276 Buffalo, NY 2.0 mi
14280 Buffalo, NY 2.0 mi
14214 Buffalo, NY 2.2 mi
14204 Buffalo, NY 2.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14209?

14209 is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County, part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9137, -78.8662.

What county is 14209 in?

14209 lies in Erie County.

What area code is 14209?

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

What time zone is 14209 in?

14209 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14209?

About 8,313 people live in ZIP code 14209, in 4,323 households, at 8,732.1 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 14209?

$50,046 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14209?

The closest are 14222 (0.7 mi), 14208 (0.7 mi), 14213 (1.3 mi), 14201 (1.6 mi) and 14264 (2 mi).

Is 14209 a PO Box ZIP code?

14209 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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