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14212

ZIP 14212 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
13,299
Coordinates
42.8950, -78.8195
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Where 14212 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14212
  • 🔢 Type 14212 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIZhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,212 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 17 × 19. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011110000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14211 (Buffalo, NY, 1 mi away) and 14213 (Buffalo, NY, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14212 becomes 21241 — and that is a real ZIP code: Baltimore, MD, 274 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11224, 11242, 11422, 12124, 12214, 12241, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42211 in Cadiz, KY, 636 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,044 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14212 and you would come out at 42.90°S, 101.18°E — 1,102 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 2.1 square miles of land, 14212 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,299This ZIP13,299
Households4,668This ZIP4,668
Housing units5,640This ZIP5,640
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$44,020This ZIP$44,020New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$103,400This ZIP$103,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$990This ZIP$990New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%This ZIP13.3%
Mean commute17.7 minThis ZIP17.7 min
Population density6,308.8 / sq miThis ZIP6,308.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments184This ZIP184
Employees2,550This ZIP2,550
Annual payroll$103,499,000This ZIP$103,499,000
Tax returns filed4,630This ZIP4,630
Total adjusted gross income$163,106,000This ZIP$163,106,000

Land area

Land area2.11 sq miThis ZIP2.11 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 14212

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ZIP codes near 14212

ZIPCityDistance
14211 Buffalo, NY 0.8 mi
14206 Buffalo, NY 1.1 mi
14208 Buffalo, NY 2.1 mi
14210 Buffalo, NY 2.3 mi
14204 Buffalo, NY 2.3 mi
14209 Buffalo, NY 2.7 mi
14215 Buffalo, NY 2.8 mi
14264 Buffalo, NY 2.8 mi
14205 Buffalo, NY 3.0 mi
14276 Buffalo, NY 3.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14212?

14212 is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County, part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8950, -78.8195.

What county is 14212 in?

14212 lies in Erie County.

What area code is 14212?

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

What time zone is 14212 in?

14212 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14212?

About 13,299 people live in ZIP code 14212, in 4,668 households, at 6,308.8 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 14212?

$44,020 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14212?

The closest are 14211 (0.8 mi), 14206 (1.1 mi), 14208 (2.1 mi), 14210 (2.3 mi) and 14204 (2.3 mi).

Is 14212 a PO Box ZIP code?

14212 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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