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14845

ZIP 14845 is Horseheads, New York, in Chemung County; area code 607; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Chemung
Metro area
Elmira, NY
Population
20,327
Coordinates
42.2032, -76.8393
☼ Live from 14845 — Horseheads, NY

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Where 14845 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14845
  • 🔢 Type 14845 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShBhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,845 = 5 × 2969. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11100111111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14843 (Hornell, NY, 42 mi away) and 14846 (Hunt, NY, 64 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14845 becomes 54841 — and that is a real ZIP code: Haugen, WI, 779 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14485, 14548, 14854, 15448, 15484, 18445, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85144 in San Tan Valley, AZ, 1,980 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,142 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14845 and you would come out at 42.20°S, 103.16°E — 994 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 78.2 square miles of land, 14845 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,327This ZIP20,327
Households9,030This ZIP9,030
Housing units9,551This ZIP9,551
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$76,832This ZIP$76,832New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$186,500This ZIP$186,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,257This ZIP$1,257New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.1%This ZIP37.1%
Mean commute18.3 minThis ZIP18.3 min
Population density260.0 / sq miThis ZIP260.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments502This ZIP502
Employees8,533This ZIP8,533
Annual payroll$402,255,000This ZIP$402,255,000
Tax returns filed10,050This ZIP10,050
Total adjusted gross income$850,118,000This ZIP$850,118,000

Land area

Land area78.18 sq miThis ZIP78.18 sq mi
Water area0.40 sq miThis ZIP0.40 sq mi

Other place names in 14845

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ZIP codes near 14845

ZIPCityDistance
14872 Pine Valley, NY 3.1 mi
14816 Breesport, NY 5.3 mi
14864 Millport, NY 5.8 mi
14902 Elmira, NY 6.0 mi
14903 Elmira, NY 6.3 mi
14814 Big Flats, NY 7.0 mi
14905 Elmira, NY 8.0 mi
14824 Cayuta, NY 8.6 mi
14838 Erin, NY 8.9 mi
14904 Elmira, NY 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14845?

14845 is in Horseheads, New York, in Chemung County, part of the Elmira, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2032, -76.8393.

What county is 14845 in?

14845 lies in Chemung County.

What area code is 14845?

Horseheads uses area code 607, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 14845 in?

14845 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14845?

About 20,327 people live in ZIP code 14845, in 9,030 households, at 260.0 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 14845?

$76,832 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14845?

The closest are 14872 (3.1 mi), 14816 (5.3 mi), 14864 (5.8 mi), 14902 (6 mi) and 14903 (6.3 mi).

Is 14845 a PO Box ZIP code?

14845 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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