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14227

ZIP 14227 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
20,621
Coordinates
42.8840, -78.7467
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Where 14227 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14227
  • 🔢 Type 14227 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZZhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,227 = 41 × 347. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011110010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14226 (Buffalo, NY, 7 mi away) and 14228 (Buffalo, NY, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14227 becomes 72241, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12247, 12427, 12472, 12724, 12742, 14272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71422 in Dodson, LA, 1,065 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% 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 14227 and you would come out at 42.88°S, 101.25°E — 1,098 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 8.2 square miles of land, 14227 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,621This ZIP20,621
Households9,979This ZIP9,979
Housing units10,387This ZIP10,387
Median age48.4This ZIP48.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$68,928This ZIP$68,928New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$208,800This ZIP$208,800New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,109This ZIP$1,109New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%This ZIP28.5%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density2,518.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,518.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments418This ZIP418
Employees7,177This ZIP7,177
Annual payroll$386,707,000This ZIP$386,707,000
Tax returns filed11,820This ZIP11,820
Total adjusted gross income$706,006,000This ZIP$706,006,000

Land area

Land area8.19 sq miThis ZIP8.19 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 14227

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ZIP codes near 14227

ZIPCityDistance
14043 Depew, NY 2.4 mi
14225 Buffalo, NY 3.1 mi
14224 Buffalo, NY 3.2 mi
14206 Buffalo, NY 3.2 mi
14241 Buffalo, NY 3.8 mi
14212 Buffalo, NY 3.8 mi
14211 Buffalo, NY 4.0 mi
14210 Buffalo, NY 4.4 mi
14220 Buffalo, NY 4.6 mi
14215 Buffalo, NY 4.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14227?

14227 is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County, part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8840, -78.7467.

What county is 14227 in?

14227 lies in Erie County.

What area code is 14227?

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

What time zone is 14227 in?

14227 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14227?

About 20,621 people live in ZIP code 14227, in 9,979 households, at 2,518.1 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 14227?

$68,928 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14227?

The closest are 14043 (2.4 mi), 14225 (3.1 mi), 14224 (3.2 mi), 14206 (3.2 mi) and 14241 (3.8 mi).

Is 14227 a PO Box ZIP code?

14227 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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