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14845 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 14845 covers Horseheads, New York, with a population of about 20,552 and a median household income of $76,617.

Population
20,552263 per square mile
Median age
44.55.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$76,6179% below the New York median
Poverty rate
7.2%5.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$230,824up 28.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,17525% below the New York median
Degree or higher
35.1%about the US average
Homeownership
73.7%8.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
492

Where 14845 is

Horseheads, 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

Population20,552
Median age44.5
Family households59.7%
Born outside the US5.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.3%
White (non-Hispanic)89.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino2.1%
Veterans10.1%
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$76,617
Income per person$43,048
Poverty rate7.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.0%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k1.8%
$25–30k2.9%
$30–35k4.8%
$35–40k4.5%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k11.4%
$60–75k10.5%
$75–100k15.2%
$100–125k12.5%
$125–150k6.7%
$150–200k9.3%
$200k or more7.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,050
Mean adjusted gross income$84,589
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7%
Returns, under $25k24.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.3%
Returns, $200k or more7.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$183,900
Median gross rent$1,175
Rent as a share of household income29.7%
Owner-occupied73.7%
Vacant homes5.1%
Median year built1969

What the homes are

Detached house75.1%
Attached house1.1%
2 to 4 units9%
5 to 19 units8.3%
20 or more units2.5%
Mobile home3.8%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$230,824as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 63.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$230,824$89,077

$89,077 in 2000 to $230,824 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.1%
High school diploma or higher96.2%
Works from home7.1%
Drives to work alone82.9%
Takes public transport1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.5%
Health

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

Obesity27.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.4% 2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.1% 4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.7% 3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.4% 4.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.7% 6.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.8% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.1% 3.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.4% 3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79% 3.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.1% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments492
People employed8,612
Annual payroll$383,799,000
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 42.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss41.9 out of 100
Community resilience78.7 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.

Landslide81.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought65.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane58.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind58.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado54.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail43.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave40.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather39.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche38.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave38.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake19.3Very 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$76,617$84,578$78,538
Income per person$43,048$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate7.2%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$183,900$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,175$1,576$1,348
Homeownership73.7%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.1%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%6.2%5.2%
Works from home7.1%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US5.8%22.6%13.9%
Median age44.539.638.7
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 stationELMIRA CORNING RGNL AP, NY US5.3 km away
Rain in a year32 in

Average high and low by month

January33.8°F / 16.4°F1.66 in rain
February36.3°F / 16.9°F1.34 in rain
March44.9°F / 24.2°F2.39 in rain
April58.3°F / 33.8°F2.81 in rain
May70.4°F / 44.3°F2.98 in rain
June78.1°F / 53.5°F3.5 in rain
July82.4°F / 58°F3.36 in rain
August81°F / 56.8°F3.58 in rain
September73.1°F / 49.4°F3.47 in rain
October61.4°F / 38.8°F3.02 in rain
November49.1°F / 29.5°F2.21 in rain
December38.7°F / 23.1°F2.04 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 supermarket18% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Horseheads Central School District92.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Odessa-Montour Central School District4.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Elmira Heights Central School District2.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Corning City School District1.4% 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 vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Household characteristics59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

14872 Pine Valley, NY6.5 km away
14902 Elmira, NY7.8 km away
14903 Elmira, NY8 km away
14816 Breesport, NY8.2 km away
14864 Millport, NY8.6 km away
14901 Elmira, NY9.1 km away
14905 Elmira, NY10.4 km away
14814 Big Flats, NY10.5 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.

Chemung County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area78.18 sq mi
Water area0.4 sq mi
Population density263 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.1805, -76.8345

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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