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14228

ZIP 14228 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
25,350
Coordinates
43.0444, -78.7773
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Where 14228 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14228
  • 🔢 Type 14228 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZZhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,228 = 2 × 2 × 3557. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11011110010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14227 (Buffalo, NY, 11 mi away) and 14231 (Buffalo, NY, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14228 becomes 82241, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12248, 12428, 12482, 12824, 12842, 14822, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84122 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,702 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% 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 14228 and you would come out at 43.04°S, 101.22°E — 1,107 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 15.9 square miles of land, 14228 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,350This ZIP25,350
Households10,626This ZIP10,626
Housing units10,992This ZIP10,992
Median age33.5This ZIP33.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$74,871This ZIP$74,871New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$274,600This ZIP$274,600New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,334This ZIP$1,334New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.5%This ZIP48.5%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density1,591.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,591.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments695This ZIP695
Employees15,784This ZIP15,784
Annual payroll$872,529,000This ZIP$872,529,000
Tax returns filed10,280This ZIP10,280
Total adjusted gross income$869,674,000This ZIP$869,674,000

Land area

Land area15.93 sq miThis ZIP15.93 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 14228

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ZIP codes near 14228

ZIPCityDistance
14068 Getzville, NY 1.4 mi
14260 Buffalo, NY 3.0 mi
14261 Buffalo, NY 3.3 mi
14051 East Amherst, NY 3.9 mi
14120 North Tonawanda, NY 4.1 mi
14221 Buffalo, NY 5.0 mi
14226 Buffalo, NY 5.2 mi
14151 Tonawanda, NY 5.5 mi
14223 Buffalo, NY 6.0 mi
14150 Tonawanda, NY 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14228?

14228 is in Buffalo, New York, in Erie County, part of the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0444, -78.7773.

What county is 14228 in?

14228 lies in Erie County.

What area code is 14228?

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

What time zone is 14228 in?

14228 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14228?

About 25,350 people live in ZIP code 14228, in 10,626 households, at 1,591.6 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 14228?

$74,871 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14228?

The closest are 14068 (1.4 mi), 14260 (3 mi), 14261 (3.3 mi), 14051 (3.9 mi) and 14120 (4.1 mi).

Is 14228 a PO Box ZIP code?

14228 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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