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14550 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 14550 covers Silver Springs, New York, with a population of about 1,273 and a median household income of $56,250.

Population
1,27359 per square mile
Median age
40.61.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$56,25033% below the New York median
Poverty rate
11.1%1.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$176,684up 25.3% in five years
Median rent
$73154% below the New York median
Degree or higher
17.1%17.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.8%13.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
24

Where 14550 is

Silver Springs, 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

Population1,273
Median age40.6
Family households62.3%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.7%
White (non-Hispanic)96.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3.2%
Veterans7.7%
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$56,250
Income per person$33,661
Poverty rate11.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.3%
$10–15k3.0%
$15–20k7.7%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k11.2%
$30–35k4.2%
$35–40k5.3%
$40–45k7.2%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k5.1%
$60–75k8.6%
$75–100k16.3%
$100–125k4.2%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k10.2%
$200k or more2.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed760
Mean adjusted gross income$59,507
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k25.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$107,700
Median gross rent$731
Rent as a share of household income31%
Owner-occupied78.8%
Vacant homes12.3%
Median year built1948

What the homes are

Detached house77.1%
Attached house1.5%
2 to 4 units5.4%
5 to 19 units2.2%
20 or more units3.7%
Mobile home10.1%
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$176,684as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 85.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$176,684$67,203

$67,203 in 2000 to $176,684 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%
High school diploma or higher89.9%
Works from home6.4%
Drives to work alone79.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16%
Health

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

Obesity36.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.1% 3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.2% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.7% 5.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89% 3.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68% 3.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23% 1.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.1% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.1% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15% 2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments24
People employed250
Annual payroll$15,609,000
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 48.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss46 out of 100
Community resilience75.2 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.

Drought91.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail75.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm75.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide75.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind73.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning71.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather65.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane61.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado44.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave44.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake20.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche12.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.9Very 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$56,250$84,578$78,538
Income per person$33,661$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate11.1%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$107,700$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$731$1,576$1,348
Homeownership78.8%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate2.7%6.2%5.2%
Works from home6.4%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US0%22.6%13.9%
Median age40.639.638.7
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 stationWARSAW 6 SW, NY US11.2 km away
Rain in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January27.7°F / 13°F3.53 in rain
February29.9°F / 13.6°F2.72 in rain
March37.9°F / 20.6°F3.1 in rain
April51.3°F / 32°F3.51 in rain
May64.1°F / 44.5°F3.95 in rain
June72.2°F / 53.9°F4.28 in rain
July76°F / 58.2°F4.38 in rain
August75.1°F / 56.9°F4.01 in rain
September67.9°F / 49.3°F4.06 in rain
October56.2°F / 39.2°F4.34 in rain
November43.8°F / 29.3°F3.69 in rain
December33.1°F / 20°F3.62 in rain
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 supermarket13% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket73% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Letchworth Central School District51.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Warsaw Central School District29.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Perry Central School District18.5% 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport66more vulnerable than 66% 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.

14427 Castile, NY4.9 km away
14549 Silver Lake, NY5.5 km away
14530 Perry, NY8.4 km away
14569 Warsaw, NY8.8 km away
14066 Gainesville, NY9.9 km away
14536 Portageville, NY13 km away
14130 Pike, NY14.2 km away
14517 Nunda, NY16.7 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.

Wyoming County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area21.67 sq mi
Water area1.13 sq mi
Population density59 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.6742, -78.0845

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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