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14740

ZIP 14740 is Gerry, New York, in Chautauqua County; area code 716; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Chautauqua
Population
1,269
Coordinates
42.2232, -79.1814
☼ Live from 14740 — Gerry, NY

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Where 14740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14740
  • 🔢 Type 14740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,740 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 11 × 67. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11100110010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14739 (Friendship, NY, 53 mi away) and 14741 (Great Valley, NY, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14740 becomes 04741 — and that is a real ZIP code: Estcourt Station, ME, 607 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01474, 04417, 04471, 04741, 10474, 14047, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71404 in Atlanta, LA, 1,039 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,022 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14740 and you would come out at 42.22°S, 100.82°E — 1,088 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 25.5 square miles of land, 14740 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,269This ZIP1,269
Households452This ZIP452
Housing units527This ZIP527
Median age47.2This ZIP47.2New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$64,853This ZIP$64,853New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$126,000This ZIP$126,000New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,417This ZIP$1,417New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%This ZIP18.5%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density49.8 / sq miThis ZIP49.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees314This ZIP314
Annual payroll$14,337,000This ZIP$14,337,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$33,599,000This ZIP$33,599,000

Land area

Land area25.46 sq miThis ZIP25.46 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 14740

ZIPCityDistance
14732 Ellington, NY 3.8 mi
14733 Falconer, NY 4.4 mi
14782 Sinclairville, NY 4.7 mi
14747 Kennedy, NY 6.5 mi
14723 Cherry Creek, NY 6.6 mi
14726 Conewango Valley, NY 8.5 mi
14702 Jamestown, NY 9.1 mi
14720 Celoron, NY 9.4 mi
14712 Bemus Point, NY 9.6 mi
14742 Greenhurst, NY 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14740?

14740 is in Gerry, New York, in Chautauqua County, part of the Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2232, -79.1814.

What county is 14740 in?

14740 lies in Chautauqua County.

What area code is 14740?

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

What time zone is 14740 in?

14740 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14740?

About 1,269 people live in ZIP code 14740, in 452 households, at 49.8 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 14740?

$64,853 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14740?

The closest are 14732 (3.8 mi), 14733 (4.4 mi), 14782 (4.7 mi), 14747 (6.5 mi) and 14723 (6.6 mi).

Is 14740 a PO Box ZIP code?

14740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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