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14170 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 14170 covers West Falls, New York, with a population of about 2,200 and a median household income of $112,665.

Population
2,200164 per square mile
Median age
47.38.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$112,6651.3× the New York median
Poverty rate
2.8%9.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$401,347up 28.4% in five years
Median rent
$95040% below the New York median
Degree or higher
37.2%2.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
85.5%20.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
49

Where 14170 is

West Falls, New York — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population2,200
Median age47.3
Family households80.4%
Born outside the US1.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.9%
White (non-Hispanic)92.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino5.5%
Veterans7.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$112,665
Income per person$54,630
Poverty rate2.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.1%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.8%
$20–25k5.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k1.7%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k1.1%
$45–50k1.4%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k12.8%
$75–100k18.5%
$100–125k19.4%
$125–150k10.3%
$150–200k8.9%
$200k or more16.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,230
Mean adjusted gross income$106,872
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.3%
Returns, under $25k19.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.6%
Returns, $200k or more7.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$295,400
Median gross rent$950
Owner-occupied85.5%
Vacant homes12.8%
Median year built1964

What the homes are

Detached house81.8%
2 to 4 units11.5%
5 to 19 units5.4%
Mobile home1.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$401,347as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 93.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$401,347$112,594

$112,594 in 2000 to $401,347 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.2%
High school diploma or higher96.3%
Works from home29.4%
Drives to work alone67.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.5%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity30.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.3% 0.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.8% 7.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.2% 5.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11% 3.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84.5% 7.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.3% 6.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.9% 9.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.6% 11.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22% 8.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.6% 9.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.6% 7.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.1% 7.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.8% 5.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.2% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.8% 4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.8% 2.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8% 5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments49
People employed304
Annual payroll$19,563,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 31.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss41.5 out of 100
Community resilience92.4 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide71Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave64.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather61.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm46.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane42.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado40.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought39.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail23.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind20.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning17.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake12.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave9.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New York and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew YorkUnited States
Median household income$112,665$84,578$78,538
Income per person$54,630$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate2.8%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$295,400$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$950$1,576$1,348
Homeownership85.5%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.2%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%6.2%5.2%
Works from home29.4%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US1.6%22.6%13.9%
Median age47.339.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCOLDEN 1 N, NY US4.7 km away

Average high and low by month

January30.6°F / 14.7°F
February32.7°F / 13.5°F
March40.9°F / 20.6°F
April54.4°F / 32.3°F
May66.7°F / 43.6°F
June74.5°F / 52.5°F
July78.4°F / 57°F
August77.4°F / 55.5°F
September71°F / 48.6°F
October59.1°F / 39.6°F
November46.9°F / 30.2°F
December36.5°F / 21.9°F
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket17% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket40% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

East Aurora Union Free School District42.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Springville-Griffith Institute Central School31% of this ZIP code's land area
Orchard Park Central School District16.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Holland Central School District9.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Household characteristics17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

14033 Colden, NY5.7 km away
14110 North Boston, NY8.4 km away
14127 Orchard Park, NY8.9 km away
14052 East Aurora, NY9.5 km away
14025 Boston, NY9.6 km away
14273 Buffalo, NY10.3 km away
14139 South Wales, NY10.8 km away
14140 Spring Brook, NY11.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Erie County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area13.41 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq mi
Population density164 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.7053, -78.6779

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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