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14894 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 14894 covers Wellsburg, New York, with a population of about 1,316 and a median household income of $51,806.

Population
1,316108 per square mile
Median age
40.31.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$51,80639% below the New York median
Poverty rate
24%11.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$168,075up 35.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,06732% below the New York median
Degree or higher
10.6%24.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
81.7%16.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
10

Where 14894 is

Wellsburg, 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

Population1,316
Median age40.3
Family households56.5%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home2%
White (non-Hispanic)81.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)8.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3.3%
Veterans5.8%
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$51,806
Income per person$24,667
Poverty rate24%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance28.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.0%
$10–15k5.4%
$15–20k6.2%
$20–25k4.4%
$25–30k4.0%
$30–35k3.8%
$35–40k5.6%
$40–45k4.8%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k7.3%
$60–75k15.0%
$75–100k8.3%
$100–125k7.7%
$125–150k6.2%
$150–200k5.2%
$200k or more2.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed570
Mean adjusted gross income$55,895
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k31.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.8%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$83,600
Median gross rent$1,067
Owner-occupied81.7%
Vacant homes11.4%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house56.3%
2 to 4 units1.7%
20 or more units0.6%
Mobile home41.5%
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$168,075as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 75.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$168,075$61,490

$61,490 in 2004 to $168,075 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate11%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%
High school diploma or higher87%
Works from home6.5%
Drives to work alone78.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.5%
Health

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

Obesity34% 0.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.3% 1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.1% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.4% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.3% 2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.3% 6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.4% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps19.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.3% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.3% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35% 0.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.8% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.2% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11% 2.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments10
People employed46
Annual payroll$1,612,000
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 76.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss71.9 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.

River flooding95.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire75.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane62Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind61.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado57.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm49.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail47.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave40.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather40.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche40.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave38.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake22.7Very 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$51,806$84,578$78,538
Income per person$24,667$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate24%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$83,600$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,067$1,576$1,348
Homeownership81.7%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate11%6.2%5.2%
Works from home6.5%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%22.6%13.9%
Median age40.339.638.7
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 stationELMIRA, NY US9.6 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January33.7°F / 15.9°F2.12 in rain, 8.4 in snow
February36.3°F / 16.5°F1.86 in rain, 9.5 in snow
March44.8°F / 23.1°F2.73 in rain, 11.2 in snow
April58.5°F / 33.4°F3.26 in rain, 1.5 in snow
May71.1°F / 44.4°F3.1 in rain
June79.2°F / 53.9°F4.19 in rain
July83.7°F / 58.3°F4.05 in rain
August82.1°F / 56.9°F3.82 in rain
September74.9°F / 49.5°F4.09 in rain
October61.7°F / 38.8°F3.53 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November48.8°F / 29.9°F2.73 in rain, 2.7 in snow
December38.5°F / 22.5°F2.59 in rain, 8.4 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 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%.

Elmira City 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Walkability3.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

14904 Elmira, NY5.7 km away
16925 Gillett, PA7.8 km away
14861 Lowman, NY8 km away
14905 Elmira, NY8.7 km away
14901 Elmira, NY8.8 km away
14871 Pine City, NY9.2 km away
14825 Chemung, NY12.6 km away
14902 Elmira, NY13.5 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 area12.2 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq mi
Population density108 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.0273, -76.7723

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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