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14216

ZIP 14216 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
22,849
Coordinates
42.9496, -78.8625
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Where 14216 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14216
  • 🔢 Type 14216 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIZhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,216 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 1777. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011110001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14215 (Buffalo, NY, 3 mi away) and 14217 (Buffalo, NY, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14216 becomes 61241 — and that is a real ZIP code: Colona, IL, 594 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11426, 12164, 12416, 12461, 14126, 14261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64112 in Kansas City, MO, 862 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 14216 and you would come out at 42.95°S, 101.14°E — 1,106 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 2.8 square miles of land, 14216 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,849This ZIP22,849
Households11,638This ZIP11,638
Housing units12,838This ZIP12,838
Median age35.5This ZIP35.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$69,629This ZIP$69,629New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$294,700This ZIP$294,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,211This ZIP$1,211New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher54.0%This ZIP54.0%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density8,278.6 / sq miThis ZIP8,278.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments457This ZIP457
Employees5,522This ZIP5,522
Annual payroll$192,554,000This ZIP$192,554,000
Tax returns filed10,840This ZIP10,840
Total adjusted gross income$899,859,000This ZIP$899,859,000

Land area

Land area2.76 sq miThis ZIP2.76 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 14216

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ZIP codes near 14216

ZIPCityDistance
14214 Buffalo, NY 1.3 mi
14217 Buffalo, NY 1.7 mi
14223 Buffalo, NY 1.8 mi
14207 Buffalo, NY 1.8 mi
14222 Buffalo, NY 2.2 mi
14208 Buffalo, NY 2.5 mi
14209 Buffalo, NY 2.5 mi
14213 Buffalo, NY 2.7 mi
14215 Buffalo, NY 2.8 mi
14150 Tonawanda, NY 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14216?

14216 is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County, part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9496, -78.8625.

What county is 14216 in?

14216 lies in Erie County.

What area code is 14216?

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

What time zone is 14216 in?

14216 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14216?

About 22,849 people live in ZIP code 14216, in 11,638 households, at 8,278.6 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 14216?

$69,629 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14216?

The closest are 14214 (1.3 mi), 14217 (1.7 mi), 14223 (1.8 mi), 14207 (1.8 mi) and 14222 (2.2 mi).

Is 14216 a PO Box ZIP code?

14216 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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