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14609

ZIP 14609 is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County; area code 585; Eastern time. Rochester has 40 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Monroe
Metro area
Rochester, NY
Population
40,274
Coordinates
43.1771, -77.5518
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Where 14609 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14609
  • 🔢 Type 14609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOghI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,609 = 7 × 2087. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11100100010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14608 (Rochester, NY, 4 mi away) and 14610 (Rochester, NY, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14609 becomes 90641, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01469, 04619, 04691, 04961, 06419, 06491, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96410 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,246 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,109 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14609 and you would come out at 43.18°S, 102.45°E — 1,066 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 7.4 square miles of land, 14609 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,274This ZIP40,274
Households17,785This ZIP17,785
Housing units19,353This ZIP19,353
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$64,603This ZIP$64,603New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$161,600This ZIP$161,600New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,177This ZIP$1,177New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.2%This ZIP33.2%
Mean commute19.7 minThis ZIP19.7 min
Population density5,441.0 / sq miThis ZIP5,441.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments591This ZIP591
Employees6,041This ZIP6,041
Annual payroll$321,937,000This ZIP$321,937,000
Tax returns filed19,620This ZIP19,620
Total adjusted gross income$1,028,721,000This ZIP$1,028,721,000

Land area

Land area7.40 sq miThis ZIP7.40 sq mi
Water area0.80 sq miThis ZIP0.80 sq mi

Other place names in 14609

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ZIP codes near 14609

ZIPCityDistance
14605 Rochester, NY 2.5 mi
14610 Rochester, NY 2.5 mi
14607 Rochester, NY 2.5 mi
14622 Rochester, NY 2.6 mi
14621 Rochester, NY 2.8 mi
14603 Rochester, NY 3.0 mi
14625 Rochester, NY 3.0 mi
14604 Rochester, NY 3.0 mi
14614 Rochester, NY 3.4 mi
14643 Rochester, NY 3.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14609?

14609 is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County, part of the Rochester, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1771, -77.5518.

What county is 14609 in?

14609 lies in Monroe County.

What area code is 14609?

Rochester uses area code 585, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 14609 in?

14609 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14609?

About 40,274 people live in ZIP code 14609, in 17,785 households, at 5,441.0 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 14609?

$64,603 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14609?

The closest are 14605 (2.5 mi), 14610 (2.5 mi), 14607 (2.5 mi), 14622 (2.6 mi) and 14621 (2.8 mi).

Is 14609 a PO Box ZIP code?

14609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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