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14224

ZIP 14224 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
41,219
Coordinates
42.8378, -78.7478
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Where 14224 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14224
  • 🔢 Type 14224 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZZhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,224 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 127. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011110010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14223 (Buffalo, NY, 11 mi away) and 14225 (Buffalo, NY, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14224 becomes 42241 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hopkinsville, KY, 620 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12244, 12424, 12442, 14422, 21244, 24124, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42241 in Hopkinsville, KY, 620 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,047 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14224 and you would come out at 42.84°S, 101.25°E — 1,096 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 20.2 square miles of land, 14224 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population41,219This ZIP41,219
Households18,256This ZIP18,256
Housing units19,196This ZIP19,196
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$80,052This ZIP$80,052New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$238,500This ZIP$238,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,129This ZIP$1,129New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.0%This ZIP35.0%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density2,036.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,036.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments956This ZIP956
Employees13,381This ZIP13,381
Annual payroll$666,357,000This ZIP$666,357,000
Tax returns filed21,770This ZIP21,770
Total adjusted gross income$1,577,970,000This ZIP$1,577,970,000

Land area

Land area20.25 sq miThis ZIP20.25 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 14224

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ZIP codes near 14224

ZIPCityDistance
14227 Buffalo, NY 3.2 mi
14220 Buffalo, NY 3.8 mi
14218 Buffalo, NY 4.3 mi
14206 Buffalo, NY 4.3 mi
14210 Buffalo, NY 4.4 mi
14140 Spring Brook, NY 4.6 mi
14043 Depew, NY 4.9 mi
14219 Buffalo, NY 5.2 mi
14212 Buffalo, NY 5.4 mi
14059 Elma, NY 5.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14224?

14224 is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County, part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8378, -78.7478.

What county is 14224 in?

14224 lies in Erie County.

What area code is 14224?

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

What time zone is 14224 in?

14224 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14224?

About 41,219 people live in ZIP code 14224, in 18,256 households, at 2,036.0 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 14224?

$80,052 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14224?

The closest are 14227 (3.2 mi), 14220 (3.8 mi), 14218 (4.3 mi), 14206 (4.3 mi) and 14210 (4.4 mi).

Is 14224 a PO Box ZIP code?

14224 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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