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14217

ZIP 14217 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
22,471
Coordinates
42.9719, -78.8768
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Where 14217 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14217
  • 🔢 Type 14217 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIZhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,217 = 3 × 7 × 677. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011110001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14216 (Buffalo, NY, 2 mi away) and 14218 (Buffalo, NY, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14217 becomes 71241 — and that is a real ZIP code: Farmerville, LA, 1,015 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11247, 11427, 11724, 11742, 12147, 12174, …). The farthest-flung twin is 74121 in Tulsa, OK, 1,026 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,041 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14217 and you would come out at 42.97°S, 101.12°E — 1,107 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 3.2 square miles of land, 14217 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,471This ZIP22,471
Households10,743This ZIP10,743
Housing units11,093This ZIP11,093
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$73,800This ZIP$73,800New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$207,500This ZIP$207,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,026This ZIP$1,026New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.7%This ZIP42.7%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density7,015.6 / sq miThis ZIP7,015.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments521This ZIP521
Employees6,869This ZIP6,869
Annual payroll$314,594,000This ZIP$314,594,000
Tax returns filed11,630This ZIP11,630
Total adjusted gross income$786,842,000This ZIP$786,842,000

Land area

Land area3.20 sq miThis ZIP3.20 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 14217

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ZIP codes near 14217

ZIPCityDistance
14223 Buffalo, NY 1.6 mi
14216 Buffalo, NY 1.7 mi
14207 Buffalo, NY 1.8 mi
14150 Tonawanda, NY 1.8 mi
14214 Buffalo, NY 2.9 mi
14151 Tonawanda, NY 3.3 mi
14222 Buffalo, NY 3.6 mi
14213 Buffalo, NY 3.9 mi
14226 Buffalo, NY 4.0 mi
14209 Buffalo, NY 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14217?

14217 is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County, part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9719, -78.8768.

What county is 14217 in?

14217 lies in Erie County.

What area code is 14217?

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

What time zone is 14217 in?

14217 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14217?

About 22,471 people live in ZIP code 14217, in 10,743 households, at 7,015.6 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 14217?

$73,800 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14217?

The closest are 14223 (1.6 mi), 14216 (1.7 mi), 14207 (1.8 mi), 14150 (1.8 mi) and 14214 (2.9 mi).

Is 14217 a PO Box ZIP code?

14217 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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