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14802 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 14802 covers Alfred, New York, with a population of about 4,627 and a median household income of $44,659.

Population
4,6274,068 per square mile
Median age
2018.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$44,65947% below the New York median
Poverty rate
32.8%20.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$202,393up 43.4% in five years
Median rent
$80049% below the New York median
Degree or higher
68.9%33.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
53%12 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
37

Where 14802 is

Alfred, 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

Population4,627
Median age20
Family households38.6%
Born outside the US6.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home17.4%
White (non-Hispanic)69.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)10.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5.1%
Hispanic or Latino12.6%
Veterans0.7%
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$44,659
Income per person$12,831
Poverty rate32.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k14.2%
$10–15k6.3%
$15–20k6.3%
$20–25k4.5%
$25–30k1.0%
$30–35k5.0%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k11.5%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k5.3%
$60–75k7.7%
$75–100k11.7%
$100–125k8.1%
$125–150k5.0%
$150–200k5.1%
$200k or more5.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed370
Mean adjusted gross income$67,200
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k35.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.6%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$169,100
Median gross rent$800
Rent as a share of household income30.8%
Owner-occupied53%
Vacant homes13.6%
Median year built1962

What the homes are

Detached house47.3%
Attached house0.6%
2 to 4 units28.6%
5 to 19 units14.1%
20 or more units9.5%
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$202,393as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 43.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 100%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$202,393$74,027

$74,027 in 2000 to $202,393 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate15.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher68.9%
High school diploma or higher95.4%
Works from home14.1%
Drives to work alone35.7%
Takes public transport1.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more2.6%
Health

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

Obesity24.7% 8.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes2.6% 9.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.5% 6.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure13.4% 20.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.3% 9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.3% 9.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis7% 18.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking24.8% 8.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication39.5% 35.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)1.9% 5.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease1.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.5% 5.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening73% 12.9 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD2.3% 4.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.5% 6.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support26.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability2.5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol16.7% 19.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11% 1.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness43.5% 9.1 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)22.2% 5.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability3.9% 10.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments37
People employed1,752
Annual payroll$40,781,000
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 69.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss78.2 out of 100
Community resilience61 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.

Landslide93.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding91.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning85.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane61.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave59.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather56.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado55.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail47.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm32.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake20.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.4Very 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$44,659$84,578$78,538
Income per person$12,831$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate32.8%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$169,100$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$800$1,576$1,348
Homeownership53%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher68.9%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate15.3%6.2%5.2%
Works from home14.1%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US6.9%22.6%13.9%
Median age2039.638.7
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 stationALFRED, NY US3.5 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year82 in

Average high and low by month

January31.8°F / 11.8°F2.37 in rain, 18.6 in snow
February34.7°F / 12.5°F1.73 in rain, 18.1 in snow
March43.4°F / 19.7°F2.49 in rain, 16.9 in snow
April56.2°F / 30°F3.16 in rain, 3.7 in snow
May68.9°F / 41°F3.35 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June76.5°F / 50.1°F3.85 in rain
July80.5°F / 54°F3.81 in rain
August78.6°F / 52.4°F3.81 in rain
September71.2°F / 45.5°F3.74 in rain
October59.6°F / 35.8°F3.68 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November46.7°F / 26.6°F2.82 in rain, 6.5 in snow
December36.4°F / 19.4°F2.89 in rain, 18 in snow
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% 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%.

Alfred-Almond Central School District100% 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 vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Household characteristics3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport92more vulnerable than 92% of US census tracts
Walkability7.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

14803 Alfred Station, NY1 km away
14804 Almond, NY7 km away
14806 Andover, NY10.7 km away
14843 Hornell, NY13.6 km away
14823 Canisteo, NY16.5 km away
14839 Greenwood, NY17.9 km away
14813 Belmont, NY18.4 km away
14709 Angelica, NY18.7 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.

Allegany County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.14 sq mi
Population density4,068 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.2534, -77.7893

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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