14859
ZIP 14859 is Lockwood, New York, mostly in Tioga County; area code 607; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Tioga +1 more
- Metro area
- Binghamton, NY
- Population
- 979
- Coordinates
- 42.1241, -76.5369
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Where 14859 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 14859 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSBhI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 14,859 = 3 × 3 × 13 × 127. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11101000001011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14858 (Lindley, NY, 31 mi away) and 14860 (Lodi, NY, 36 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 14859 becomes 95841 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sacramento, CA, 2,343 miles away.
- 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14589, 14895, 15489, 15849, 15948, 18459, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95418 in Calpella, CA, 2,424 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
- 🎯1,157 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14859 and you would come out at 42.12°S, 103.46°E — 979 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
- 📏 At 31.3 square miles of land, 14859 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 979This ZIP979 |
|---|---|
| Households | 354This ZIP354 |
| Housing units | 401This ZIP401 |
| Median age | 45.1This ZIP45.1New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $98,750This ZIP$98,750New York$85,974US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $125,800This ZIP$125,800New York$423,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,125This ZIP$1,125New York$1,621US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26.6%This ZIP26.6% |
| Mean commute | 30.2 minThis ZIP30.2 min |
| Population density | 31.2 / sq miThis ZIP31.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Tax returns filed | 480This ZIP480 |
|---|---|
| Total adjusted gross income | $27,611,000This ZIP$27,611,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 31.33 sq miThis ZIP31.33 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi |
Counties 14859 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Tioga County | 59.4% |
| Chemung County | 40.6% |
ZIP codes near 14859
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
14825 | Chemung, NY | 5.1 mi |
14892 | Waverly, NY | 5.4 mi |
13734 | Barton, NY | 7.5 mi |
14889 | Van Etten, NY | 7.9 mi |
14861 | Lowman, NY | 8.0 mi |
14838 | Erin, NY | 8.1 mi |
14883 | Spencer, NY | 8.5 mi |
13840 | Smithboro, NY | 9.1 mi |
18840 | Sayre, PA | 10.4 mi |
13845 | Tioga Center, NY | 10.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 14859?
14859 is in Lockwood, New York, in Tioga County, part of the Binghamton, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1241, -76.5369.
What county is 14859 in?
14859 spans 2 counties: Tioga County and Chemung County. Most of it falls in Tioga County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 14859?
Lockwood uses area code 607, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 14859 in?
14859 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 14859?
About 979 people live in ZIP code 14859, in 354 households, at 31.2 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 14859?
$98,750 a year, against $85,974 across New York.
What ZIP codes are near 14859?
The closest are 14825 (5.1 mi), 14892 (5.4 mi), 13734 (7.5 mi), 14889 (7.9 mi) and 14861 (8 mi).
Is 14859 a PO Box ZIP code?
14859 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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