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14871

ZIP 14871 is Pine City, New York, mostly in Chemung County; area code 607; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Chemung +1 more
Metro area
Elmira, NY
Population
4,207
Coordinates
42.0396, -76.9114
☼ Live from 14871 — Pine City, NY

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Where 14871 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14871
  • 🔢 Type 14871 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILBhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,871 = 3 × 4957. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101000010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14870 (Painted Post, NY, 14 mi away) and 14872 (Pine Valley, NY, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14871 becomes 17841 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mc Clure, PA, 94 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11784, 14718, 14781, 14817, 17814, 17841, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84711 in Annabella, UT, 1,850 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,138 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14871 and you would come out at 42.04°S, 103.09°E — 989 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 52.9 square miles of land, 14871 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,207This ZIP4,207
Households1,875This ZIP1,875
Housing units1,959This ZIP1,959
Median age47.7This ZIP47.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$72,484This ZIP$72,484New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$174,800This ZIP$174,800New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,002This ZIP$1,002New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%This ZIP27.2%
Mean commute21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min
Population density79.6 / sq miThis ZIP79.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments36This ZIP36
Employees327This ZIP327
Annual payroll$22,299,000This ZIP$22,299,000
Tax returns filed2,070This ZIP2,070
Total adjusted gross income$156,334,000This ZIP$156,334,000

Land area

Land area52.86 sq miThis ZIP52.86 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Counties 14871 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Chemung County 81.1%
Steuben County 18.9%

Other place names in 14871

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ZIP codes near 14871

ZIPCityDistance
14905 Elmira, NY 4.8 mi
14903 Elmira, NY 5.6 mi
14904 Elmira, NY 5.7 mi
16936 Millerton, PA 6.7 mi
14894 Wellsburg, NY 7.0 mi
14814 Big Flats, NY 8.4 mi
14830 Corning, NY 8.5 mi
16925 Gillett, PA 9.1 mi
14901 Elmira, NY 9.1 mi
14831 Corning, NY 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14871?

14871 is in Pine City, New York, in Chemung County, part of the Elmira, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0396, -76.9114.

What county is 14871 in?

14871 spans 2 counties: Chemung County and Steuben County. Most of it falls in Chemung 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 14871?

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

What time zone is 14871 in?

14871 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14871?

About 4,207 people live in ZIP code 14871, in 1,875 households, at 79.6 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 14871?

$72,484 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14871?

The closest are 14905 (4.8 mi), 14903 (5.6 mi), 14904 (5.7 mi), 16936 (6.7 mi) and 14894 (7 mi).

Is 14871 a PO Box ZIP code?

14871 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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