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14220

ZIP 14220 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
24,428
Coordinates
42.8457, -78.8221
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Where 14220 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14220
  • 🔢 Type 14220 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZZhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,220 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 79. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011110001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14219 (Buffalo, NY, 4 mi away) and 14221 (Buffalo, NY, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14220 becomes 02241 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boston, MA, 396 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01224, 01242, 02124, 02142, 02241, 02421, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42021 in Arlington, KY, 681 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% 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 14220 and you would come out at 42.85°S, 101.18°E — 1,100 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 3.8 square miles of land, 14220 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,428This ZIP24,428
Households10,435This ZIP10,435
Housing units11,502This ZIP11,502
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$70,963This ZIP$70,963New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$186,200This ZIP$186,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,060This ZIP$1,060New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%This ZIP29.0%
Mean commute18.2 minThis ZIP18.2 min
Population density6,373.1 / sq miThis ZIP6,373.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments299This ZIP299
Employees7,962This ZIP7,962
Annual payroll$475,633,000This ZIP$475,633,000
Tax returns filed11,350This ZIP11,350
Total adjusted gross income$653,758,000This ZIP$653,758,000

Land area

Land area3.83 sq miThis ZIP3.83 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 14220

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ZIP codes near 14220

ZIPCityDistance
14210 Buffalo, NY 1.2 mi
14218 Buffalo, NY 1.9 mi
14203 Buffalo, NY 2.4 mi
14206 Buffalo, NY 2.5 mi
14204 Buffalo, NY 3.2 mi
14212 Buffalo, NY 3.4 mi
14202 Buffalo, NY 3.7 mi
14264 Buffalo, NY 3.8 mi
14224 Buffalo, NY 3.8 mi
14219 Buffalo, NY 3.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14220?

14220 is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County, part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8457, -78.8221.

What county is 14220 in?

14220 lies in Erie County.

What area code is 14220?

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

What time zone is 14220 in?

14220 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14220?

About 24,428 people live in ZIP code 14220, in 10,435 households, at 6,373.1 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 14220?

$70,963 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14220?

The closest are 14210 (1.2 mi), 14218 (1.9 mi), 14203 (2.4 mi), 14206 (2.5 mi) and 14204 (3.2 mi).

Is 14220 a PO Box ZIP code?

14220 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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