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14221

ZIP 14221 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
55,255
Coordinates
42.9845, -78.7228
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Where 14221 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14221
  • 🔢 Type 14221 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZZhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 14221 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011110001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14220 (Buffalo, NY, 11 mi away) and 14222 (Buffalo, NY, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14221 becomes 12241 — and that is a real ZIP code: Albany, NY, 253 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11224, 11242, 11422, 12124, 12214, 12241, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42211 in Cadiz, KY, 643 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,049 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14221 and you would come out at 42.98°S, 101.28°E — 1,102 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 23.4 square miles of land, 14221 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population55,255This ZIP55,255
Households24,532This ZIP24,532
Housing units25,661This ZIP25,661
Median age47.3This ZIP47.3New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$101,615This ZIP$101,615New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$329,600This ZIP$329,600New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,603This ZIP$1,603New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.3%This ZIP57.3%
Mean commute19.2 minThis ZIP19.2 min
Population density2,362.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,362.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,431This ZIP2,431
Employees46,958This ZIP46,958
Annual payroll$2,473,633,000This ZIP$2,473,633,000
Tax returns filed27,980This ZIP27,980
Total adjusted gross income$3,300,117,000This ZIP$3,300,117,000

Land area

Land area23.39 sq miThis ZIP23.39 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 14221

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ZIP codes near 14221

ZIPCityDistance
14241 Buffalo, NY 3.4 mi
14026 Bowmansville, NY 3.4 mi
14068 Getzville, NY 3.6 mi
14261 Buffalo, NY 3.6 mi
14260 Buffalo, NY 3.6 mi
14226 Buffalo, NY 3.9 mi
14225 Buffalo, NY 4.1 mi
14051 East Amherst, NY 4.2 mi
14228 Buffalo, NY 5.0 mi
14031 Clarence, NY 5.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14221?

14221 is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County, part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9845, -78.7228.

What county is 14221 in?

14221 lies in Erie County.

What area code is 14221?

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

What time zone is 14221 in?

14221 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14221?

About 55,255 people live in ZIP code 14221, in 24,532 households, at 2,362.3 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 14221?

$101,615 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14221?

The closest are 14241 (3.4 mi), 14026 (3.4 mi), 14068 (3.6 mi), 14261 (3.6 mi) and 14260 (3.6 mi).

Is 14221 a PO Box ZIP code?

14221 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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