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Buffalo, NY ZIP Codes

44 ZIP codes use the postal name Buffalo, New York (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 29 residential and 15 for PO boxes or a single organization. Median household income runs from $28,182 in 14204 to $101,615 in 14221, 3.6 times as much (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Buffalo's most populous ZIP code is 14221, with 55,255 people (ACS 2020-2024); 0% of its land is in the city of Buffalo.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are Buffalo's ZIP codes?

14201: $41k median household income14202: $57k median household income14203: $56k median household income14204: $28k median household income14206: $51k median household income14207: $40k median household income14208: $49k median household income14209: $50k median household income14210: $54k median household income14211: $36k median household income14212: $44k median household income14213: $54k median household income14214: $58k median household income14215: $45k median household income14216: $70k median household income14217: $74k median household income14218: $55k median household income14219: $79k median household income14220: $71k median household income14221: $102k median household income14222: $82k median household income14223: $84k median household income14224: $80k median household income14225: $67k median household income14226: $84k median household income14227: $69k median household income14228: $75k median household income14260: – median household income14261: – median household income14221142281422414218142251422714219142031422614206142151421014207142141421114217142201422314212142021426114201: $41k median household income14202: $57k median household income14203: $56k median household income14204: $28k median household income14206: $51k median household income14207: $40k median household income14208: $49k median household income14209: $50k median household income14210: $54k median household income14211: $36k median household income14212: $44k median household income14213: $54k median household income14214: $58k median household income14215: $45k median household income14216: $70k median household income14217: $74k median household income14218: $55k median household income14219: $79k median household income14220: $71k median household income14221: $102k median household income14222: $82k median household income14223: $84k median household income14224: $80k median household income14225: $67k median household income14226: $84k median household income14227: $69k median household income14228: $75k median household income14260: – median household income14261: – median household income14221142281422414218142251422714219142031422614206142151421014207142111421714220142121426114201: $41k median household income14202: $57k median household income14203: $56k median household income14204: $28k median household income14206: $51k median household income14207: $40k median household income14208: $49k median household income14209: $50k median household income14210: $54k median household income14211: $36k median household income14212: $44k median household income14213: $54k median household income14214: $58k median household income14215: $45k median household income14216: $70k median household income14217: $74k median household income14218: $55k median household income14219: $79k median household income14220: $71k median household income14221: $102k median household income14222: $82k median household income14223: $84k median household income14224: $80k median household income14225: $67k median household income14226: $84k median household income14227: $69k median household income14228: $75k median household income14260: – median household income14261: – median household income142211422814224142181422514227142191422614206142151421014211142171422014212
The 29 residential ZIP codes named Buffalo, shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). Select a ZIP to open it. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are Buffalo's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 14221 ($101,615), the lowest in 14204 ($28,182). Home values run from $103,400 in 14212 to $479,100 in 14202.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).

All 29 residential ZIP codes of Buffalo

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name Buffalo, NY, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
14221 Erie County 55,255 2,362 $102k $330k
14215 Erie County 42,524 8,928 $45k $112k
14224 Erie County 41,219 2,036 $80k $239k
14225 Erie County 33,620 2,928 $67k $170k
14226 Erie County 29,159 4,231 $84k $264k
14207 Erie County 26,327 6,740 $40k $134k
14228 Erie County 25,350 1,592 $75k $275k
14211 Erie County 24,663 6,263 $36k $106k
14220 Erie County 24,428 6,373 $71k $186k
14213 Erie County 24,107 12,582 $54k $211k
14216 Erie County 22,849 8,279 $70k $295k
14223 Erie County 22,611 6,539 $84k $217k
14217 Erie County 22,471 7,016 $74k $208k
14206 Erie County 21,631 4,364 $51k $125k
14214 Erie County 21,314 6,403 $58k $241k
14227 Erie County 20,621 2,518 $69k $209k
14218 Erie County 20,312 2,507 $55k $150k
14210 Erie County 15,563 4,947 $54k $130k
14222 Erie County 15,311 12,268 $82k $408k
14212 Erie County 13,299 6,309 $44k $103k
14208 Erie County 12,572 10,829 $49k $130k
14201 Erie County 12,369 11,234 $41k $338k
14219 Erie County 10,652 1,534 $79k $193k
14209 Erie County 8,313 8,732 $50k $429k
14204 Erie County 7,932 4,429 $28k $152k
14261 Erie County 5,033 4,563 – –
14202 Erie County 3,862 4,439 $57k $479k
14203 Erie County 2,424 865 $56k –
14260 Erie County 924 3,741 – –

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes in Buffalo

15 ZIP codes named Buffalo have no residential delivery area: post office boxes, or one organization (a large employer, an agency, a university) with its own code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.

Buffalo, NY: ZIP codes without a residential area, for PO boxes or one organization (GeoNames postal codes; USPS does not publish openly which is which)
ZIPCounty
14205Erie County
14231Erie County
14233Erie County
14240Erie County
14241Erie County
14263Erie County
14264Erie County
14265Erie County
14267Erie County
14269Erie County
14270Erie County
14272Erie County
14273Erie County
14276Erie County
14280Erie County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0); a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.

Which counties do Buffalo's ZIP codes reach?

Buffalo's residential ZIP codes lie in Erie County.

Which places do Buffalo's ZIP codes cover?

A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Buffalo's residential ZIP codes cover Buffalo itself and 11 other places, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file (shares of land).

Which first three digits do Buffalo's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Buffalo starts with 142.

Three-digit prefixes of Buffalo's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Buffalo's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
142 Buffalo, NY (SCF 140) 44 44

All 44 ZIP codes that start with 142 are Buffalo's: 29 residential codes and 15 PO Box or unique codes, sorted at Buffalo, NY (SCF 140).

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.