Niagara Falls, NY
Niagara County · New York · United States
Home to 209 people across 0.014 square miles.
At a glance
14302 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 14302 is
| Coordinates | 43.093896, -79.049193 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Niagara County |
| State | New York (NY) |
| Land area | 0.014 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Philadelphia, PA | 295.7 mi |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | 307.0 mi |
| Boston, MA | 408.5 mi |
| Chicago, IL | 445.0 mi |
People
Who lives in 14302
209 residents in 115 households, averaging 1.82 people per household. The largest age group is 45-54 at 51.7% of residents, and 100.0% of households are a single person living alone.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 115 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 1.82 |
| Family households | 0.0% |
| Living alone | 100.0% |
| Median age | 50 years |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 14302
Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | — ±— |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $7,509 |
| Poverty rate | 100.0% |
| Unemployment rate | None% |
| Labor force participation | 0.0% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 12.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 86.6% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 14302
Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | —/mo |
| Median year built | 1976 |
| Housing units | 130 |
| Vacancy rate | 11.5% |
Own vs. rent
Of 115 occupied units
| Owner households | 0 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 115 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 14302
ZIP code 14302 is assigned to Niagara Falls, NY, and falls within Niagara County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 209 people live inside it.
At 14,929 residents per square mile spread over 0.014 square miles, 14302 reads as a dense urban area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Living here
What life in Niagara Falls looks like
The building stock is dominated by larger apartment buildings of twenty units or more, which account for 100.0% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1976, making the housing here from the later twentieth century.
The population skews older than the national median, with a median age of 50 against 42 nationally. Households average just 1.82 people, and 100.0% consist of one person living alone — a signature of areas with a lot of studio and one-bedroom stock.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Niagara Falls, NY
Niagara Falls sits in a densely built environment, and accommodation in and around 14302 tends to reflect that — full-service hotels, boutique properties and serviced apartments packed close together, usually within walking distance of transit. Rates in dense urban codes move sharply with the calendar: midweek business demand and weekend leisure demand can price very differently.
For reference, Philadelphia, PA is about 295.7 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 14302 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 14302 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 14302 offers a compact profile of Niagara Falls: 209 residents, and 12.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 14302 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Niagara Falls may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
Nearby
ZIP codes near 14302
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 14302. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).