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14215

ZIP 14215 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
42,524
Coordinates
42.9345, -78.8102
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Where 14215 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14215
  • 🔢 Type 14215 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIZhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,215 = 5 × 2843. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011110000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14214 (Buffalo, NY, 2 mi away) and 14216 (Buffalo, NY, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14215 becomes 51241 — and that is a real ZIP code: Larchwood, IA, 888 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11245, 11425, 11542, 12154, 12451, 12514, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51241 in Larchwood, IA, 888 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,045 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14215 and you would come out at 42.93°S, 101.19°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 00m.
  • 📏 At 4.8 square miles of land, 14215 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population42,524This ZIP42,524
Households16,733This ZIP16,733
Housing units18,809This ZIP18,809
Median age31.8This ZIP31.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$44,955This ZIP$44,955New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$111,600This ZIP$111,600New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,039This ZIP$1,039New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%This ZIP20.1%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density8,928.0 / sq miThis ZIP8,928.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments455This ZIP455
Employees9,465This ZIP9,465
Annual payroll$804,645,000This ZIP$804,645,000
Tax returns filed16,070This ZIP16,070
Total adjusted gross income$618,928,000This ZIP$618,928,000

Land area

Land area4.76 sq miThis ZIP4.76 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 14215

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ZIP codes near 14215

ZIPCityDistance
14214 Buffalo, NY 1.6 mi
14211 Buffalo, NY 2.0 mi
14208 Buffalo, NY 2.5 mi
14226 Buffalo, NY 2.5 mi
14212 Buffalo, NY 2.8 mi
14216 Buffalo, NY 2.8 mi
14225 Buffalo, NY 3.1 mi
14209 Buffalo, NY 3.2 mi
14223 Buffalo, NY 3.2 mi
14241 Buffalo, NY 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14215?

14215 is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County, part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9345, -78.8102.

What county is 14215 in?

14215 lies in Erie County.

What area code is 14215?

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

What time zone is 14215 in?

14215 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14215?

About 42,524 people live in ZIP code 14215, in 16,733 households, at 8,928.0 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 14215?

$44,955 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14215?

The closest are 14214 (1.6 mi), 14211 (2 mi), 14208 (2.5 mi), 14226 (2.5 mi) and 14212 (2.8 mi).

Is 14215 a PO Box ZIP code?

14215 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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