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14214

ZIP 14214 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
21,314
Coordinates
42.9398, -78.8411
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Where 14214 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14214
  • 🔢 Type 14214 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hIZhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,214 = 2 × 3 × 23 × 103. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011110000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14213 (Buffalo, NY, 3 mi away) and 14215 (Buffalo, NY, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14214 becomes 41241, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11424, 12144, 12414, 12441, 14241, 21144, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42411 in Fredonia, KY, 626 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,043 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14214 and you would come out at 42.94°S, 101.16°E — 1,105 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 3.3 square miles of land, 14214 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,314This ZIP21,314
Households8,670This ZIP8,670
Housing units9,519This ZIP9,519
Median age31.5This ZIP31.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$58,228This ZIP$58,228New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$240,800This ZIP$240,800New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,131This ZIP$1,131New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.5%This ZIP47.5%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density6,402.5 / sq miThis ZIP6,402.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments350This ZIP350
Employees8,133This ZIP8,133
Annual payroll$414,763,000This ZIP$414,763,000
Tax returns filed7,530This ZIP7,530
Total adjusted gross income$531,031,000This ZIP$531,031,000

Land area

Land area3.33 sq miThis ZIP3.33 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 14214

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ZIP codes near 14214

ZIPCityDistance
14216 Buffalo, NY 1.3 mi
14215 Buffalo, NY 1.6 mi
14208 Buffalo, NY 1.8 mi
14209 Buffalo, NY 2.2 mi
14222 Buffalo, NY 2.3 mi
14223 Buffalo, NY 2.3 mi
14211 Buffalo, NY 2.5 mi
14217 Buffalo, NY 2.9 mi
14213 Buffalo, NY 3.0 mi
14226 Buffalo, NY 3.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14214?

14214 is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County, part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9398, -78.8411.

What county is 14214 in?

14214 lies in Erie County.

What area code is 14214?

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

What time zone is 14214 in?

14214 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14214?

About 21,314 people live in ZIP code 14214, in 8,670 households, at 6,402.5 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 14214?

$58,228 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14214?

The closest are 14216 (1.3 mi), 14215 (1.6 mi), 14208 (1.8 mi), 14209 (2.2 mi) and 14222 (2.3 mi).

Is 14214 a PO Box ZIP code?

14214 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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