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14873

ZIP 14873 is Prattsburgh, New York, in Steuben County; area code 607; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Steuben
Metro area
Corning, NY
Population
1,945
Coordinates
42.5229, -77.2984
☼ Live from 14873 — Prattsburgh, NY

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Where 14873 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14873
  • 🔢 Type 14873 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELBhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,873 = 107 × 139. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101000011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14872 (Pine Valley, NY, 29 mi away) and 14874 (Pulteney, NY, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14873 becomes 37841 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oneida, TN, 567 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13478, 13748, 13784, 13847, 14738, 14783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83714 in Garden City, ID, 1,949 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,119 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14873 and you would come out at 42.52°S, 102.70°E — 1,026 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 73.8 square miles of land, 14873 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,945This ZIP1,945
Households765This ZIP765
Housing units1,412This ZIP1,412
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$68,239This ZIP$68,239New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$122,900This ZIP$122,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,088This ZIP$1,088New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.8%This ZIP28.8%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density26.3 / sq miThis ZIP26.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees182This ZIP182
Annual payroll$12,213,000This ZIP$12,213,000
Tax returns filed1,110This ZIP1,110
Total adjusted gross income$61,719,000This ZIP$61,719,000

Land area

Land area73.82 sq miThis ZIP73.82 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Other place names in 14873

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ZIP codes near 14873

ZIPCityDistance
14874 Pulteney, NY 6.8 mi
14418 Branchport, NY 7.0 mi
14840 Hammondsport, NY 7.7 mi
14808 Atlanta, NY 9.0 mi
14478 Keuka Park, NY 9.5 mi
14512 Naples, NY 9.9 mi
14826 Cohocton, NY 10.1 mi
14893 Wayne, NY 10.2 mi
14809 Avoca, NY 10.3 mi
14856 Kanona, NY 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14873?

14873 is in Prattsburgh, New York, in Steuben County, part of the Corning, NY micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5229, -77.2984.

What county is 14873 in?

14873 lies in Steuben County.

What area code is 14873?

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

What time zone is 14873 in?

14873 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14873?

About 1,945 people live in ZIP code 14873, in 765 households, at 26.3 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 14873?

$68,239 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14873?

The closest are 14874 (6.8 mi), 14418 (7 mi), 14840 (7.7 mi), 14808 (9 mi) and 14478 (9.5 mi).

Is 14873 a PO Box ZIP code?

14873 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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