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14779

ZIP 14779 is Salamanca, New York, in Cattaraugus County; area code 716; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cattaraugus
Metro area
Olean, NY
Population
6,738
Coordinates
42.1063, -78.7697
☼ Live from 14779 — Salamanca, NY

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Where 14779 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14779
  • 🔢 Type 14779 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLLhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 14779 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11100110111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14778 (Saint Bonaventure, NY, 15 mi away) and 14781 (Sherman, NY, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14779 becomes 97741 — and that is a real ZIP code: Madras, OR, 2,106 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17749, 17974, 19477, 47719, 47917, 47971, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94177 in San Francisco, CA, 2,306 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,043 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14779 and you would come out at 42.11°S, 101.23°E — 1,067 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 138.8 square miles of land, 14779 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 105 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,738This ZIP6,738
Households2,906This ZIP2,906
Housing units3,516This ZIP3,516
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$42,593This ZIP$42,593New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$85,900This ZIP$85,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$697This ZIP$697New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%This ZIP15.3%
Mean commute17.7 minThis ZIP17.7 min
Population density48.5 / sq miThis ZIP48.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments139This ZIP139
Employees2,391This ZIP2,391
Annual payroll$110,281,000This ZIP$110,281,000
Tax returns filed2,870This ZIP2,870
Total adjusted gross income$145,371,000This ZIP$145,371,000

Land area

Land area138.80 sq miThis ZIP138.80 sq mi
Water area1.96 sq miThis ZIP1.96 sq mi

Other place names in 14779

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ZIP codes near 14779

ZIPCityDistance
14748 Kill Buck, NY 7.4 mi
14753 Limestone, NY 8.1 mi
14783 Steamburg, NY 8.6 mi
14755 Little Valley, NY 8.8 mi
14772 Randolph, NY 9.8 mi
14730 East Randolph, NY 10.3 mi
14741 Great Valley, NY 11.3 mi
14706 Allegany, NY 12.4 mi
16701 Bradford, PA 13.0 mi
16727 Derrick City, PA 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14779?

14779 is in Salamanca, New York, in Cattaraugus County, part of the Olean, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1063, -78.7697.

What county is 14779 in?

14779 lies in Cattaraugus County.

What area code is 14779?

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

What time zone is 14779 in?

14779 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14779?

About 6,738 people live in ZIP code 14779, in 2,906 households, at 48.5 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 14779?

$42,593 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14779?

The closest are 14748 (7.4 mi), 14753 (8.1 mi), 14783 (8.6 mi), 14755 (8.8 mi) and 14772 (9.8 mi).

Is 14779 a PO Box ZIP code?

14779 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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