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ZIP Code14302

Niagara Falls, NY

Niagara County · New York · United States
Home to 209 people across 0.014 square miles.

EasternTop 5% densityRenter-majority23 ZIPs in county

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.

Population
209
±116 · bottom 25% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
50
US median 42 years
Population density
15k/mi²
top 1% most dense
Land area
0.014 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 14302 is

43.093896, -79.049193 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates43.093896, -79.049193
Time zoneAmerica/New_York
CountyNiagara County
StateNew York (NY)
Land area0.014 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/New_York

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Philadelphia, PA295.7 mi
New York, NY307.0 mi
Boston, MA408.5 mi
Chicago, IL445.0 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

Under 180.0%
18-240.0%
25-340.0%
35-440.0%
45-5451.7%
55-649.1%
65+39.2%

Households

Composition and size

Total households115
Average household size1.82
Family households0.0%
Living alone100.0%
Median age50 years

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White44.0%
Black50.2%
Two or more5.7%
Hispanic / Latino5.7%

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
Median household income±—
Per capita income$7,509
Poverty rate100.0%
Unemployment rateNone%
Labor force participation0.0%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k100.0%
$25-50k0.0%
$50-75k0.0%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k0.0%
$150-200k0.0%
$200k+0.0%

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 built1976
Housing units130
Vacancy rate11.5%

Own vs. rent

Of 115 occupied units

Owner-occupied0.0%
Renter-occupied100.0%
Owner households0
Renter households115

Building types

Units by structure size

20+ units100.0%

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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Questions

Common questions about 14302

What city is ZIP code 14302 in?
14302 serves Niagara Falls, New York, in Niagara County, United States.
What is the population of 14302?
About 209 people live in ZIP code 14302, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±116. That works out to roughly 14,929 people per square mile.
Is 14302 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 12.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is None%, and the median age is 50. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 14302 in?
14302 observes Eastern Time (America/New_York). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 14302?
ZIP code 14302 covers 0.014 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 14302 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 14302 reads as a dense urban area. It holds 14,929 people per square mile across 0.014 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
How many people work in 14302?
About 0 residents of 14302 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 0.0% and the unemployment rate is None%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 14302?
Accommodation in and around Niagara Falls, NY ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 14302 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Niagara Falls as the primary place and Niagara County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 14302 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

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).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 14302, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.