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14223

ZIP 14223 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
22,611
Coordinates
42.9735, -78.8461
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Where 14223 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14223
  • 🔢 Type 14223 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZZhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,223 = 3 × 11 × 431. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011110001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14222 (Buffalo, NY, 4 mi away) and 14224 (Buffalo, NY, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14223 becomes 32241 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jacksonville, FL, 886 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12234, 12243, 12423, 12432, 13224, 21234, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34212 in Bradenton, FL, 1,088 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% 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 14223 and you would come out at 42.97°S, 101.15°E — 1,106 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 3.5 square miles of land, 14223 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,611This ZIP22,611
Households10,383This ZIP10,383
Housing units10,857This ZIP10,857
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$84,161This ZIP$84,161New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$216,500This ZIP$216,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,025This ZIP$1,025New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.5%This ZIP45.5%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density6,538.8 / sq miThis ZIP6,538.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments339This ZIP339
Employees2,922This ZIP2,922
Annual payroll$107,438,000This ZIP$107,438,000
Tax returns filed12,010This ZIP12,010
Total adjusted gross income$828,524,000This ZIP$828,524,000

Land area

Land area3.46 sq miThis ZIP3.46 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 14223

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ZIP codes near 14223

ZIPCityDistance
14217 Buffalo, NY 1.6 mi
14216 Buffalo, NY 1.8 mi
14214 Buffalo, NY 2.3 mi
14150 Tonawanda, NY 2.4 mi
14226 Buffalo, NY 2.4 mi
14207 Buffalo, NY 3.1 mi
14261 Buffalo, NY 3.2 mi
14215 Buffalo, NY 3.2 mi
14260 Buffalo, NY 3.4 mi
14151 Tonawanda, NY 3.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14223?

14223 is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County, part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9735, -78.8461.

What county is 14223 in?

14223 lies in Erie County.

What area code is 14223?

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

What time zone is 14223 in?

14223 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14223?

About 22,611 people live in ZIP code 14223, in 10,383 households, at 6,538.8 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 14223?

$84,161 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14223?

The closest are 14217 (1.6 mi), 14216 (1.8 mi), 14214 (2.3 mi), 14150 (2.4 mi) and 14226 (2.4 mi).

Is 14223 a PO Box ZIP code?

14223 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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